I was astounded to learn that the 28 year old plumber who fitted our dishwasher and works for the local electricity board earns £10 000 per year more than I do as a First Officer flying a commercial airliner - that shows you how far things have gone.
Why the hell do you want to earn more than your 28 years old plumber ?? After all this poor man has to put his hands on your !!!! every time you call him to fixe your toilets...is it easier than doing 99% of work in autopilot before disconnecting it and do a crap landing in manual ? I don't think so.
The problem is not the plumber, but the low cost companies.