PPRuNe Forums - Questions about jobs

Hello,

I’m looking at going as an aircraft mechanic/working on aircraft in general and just have a few questions I couldn’t pin down an answer to.I’ve seen various opinions, but it looks like the general consensus is to get A&P certified then get a job. I can’t put my finger on it, but it seems like there might be one or two more certs/licenses. Is that the case?
When I did a search on Indeed/ZipRecruiter for "Aircraft Mechanic" I couldn’t find any jobs that didn’t require prior experience. How do you get that experience if everyone requires you to have it beforehand?
Again in reference in the search I did on Indeed/ZipRecruiter, it looked like most of the jobs (even the ones that required a few years experience) all had roughly the same pay. The numbers work out to be a fair bit less than the median. I would expect that to start, but I’m not seeing a way to increase the pay. What am I missing?