Hmm...
Airline job: bit of prestige, moderate income, shiny uniform, no job security, crap lifestyle, little real flying.
Helicopter job: bit less prestige, moderately lower income, no uniform, no job security, lots of genuinely fun flying.
Sorry, but as somebody who loves flying, I really can't see your dilema - I'd much rather do the hands-on varied flying of helicopter ops than fly an airliner, so long as I could live on the money.
(Not that I do either job mind you, mine is far more obscure).
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