Aviation is an honourable profession. It's fun, flashy and exciting.
There is no requirement for long term strategic thinking, business acumen, financial expertise etc,
You got that bit right...
so don't expect the same kind of salary that you get from jobs that do require these skills.
Doctoring doesn't require those skills either. But there's the little issue of lives in your hands, plus the multi million dollar value of the equipment you're entrusted with. I could understand people accepting the boredom and monotony if they at least got paid in a manner commensurate with those facts.