@bentleg
"To be paid as a pilot you need to be CPL or higher."
LIES....
Although I held a CPL when I worked for a cattle-station, the previous pilot before me didn't. That person was the station pilot, and got paid for it, and worked their little backside off too.
Thats all perfectly above board.
Don't get confused between a "private operation for which no AOC is required" (ie PPL pilot) and your own hobby flying.
There's a much bigger world out there.