This document analyzes the return on investment (ROI) of four career paths: commercial pilot, doctor, teacher, and lawyer. It calculates ROI based on average salary, years worked, and cost of education. Pilots have the highest ROI at $33 per dollar invested, followed by lawyers at $30, teachers at $23, and doctors at $19. The analysis also considers average weekly work hours for each profession. Sources of data include the Bureau of Labor Statistics and national education organizations. The purpose is to communicate the value of becoming a professional pilot to prospective students.

1. PROFESSIONAL
PILOT
ROI
ANALYSIS
Brown
Avia+on
Lease,
LLC
Innova&on
from
Acquisi&on
through
Disposi&on

2. BACKGROUND
Background
to
the
analysis

The
purpose
of
this
analysis
is
to
communicate
to
prospecDve
pilots
the
value
proposiDon
of
the
professional
pilot
career.

We
used
data
from
the
Bureau
of
Labor
StaDsDcs
and
compared
four
careers:
commercial
pilot,
doctor,
teacher,
and
lawyer.

3. METHODOLOGY
Methodology
ROI,
or
return
on
investment,
is
a
performance
measure
used
to
evaluate
the
efficiency
of
an
investment.
This
is
the
original
equaDon:
ROI
=
Gain
From
Investment
–
Cost
of
Investment
Cost
of
Investment
Adjusted
for
our
analysis
here
is
the
new
equaDon:
ROI
=
(Annual
Mean
Salary
x
Average
Years
in
Workforce)
–
Cost
of
Educa+on
Cost
of
Educa+on
This
equaDon
calculates
the
potenDal
career
earnings
compared
to
the
cost
to
obtain
a
Bachelors
Degree
and
career-­‐specific
training.
The
output
is
return
on
investment.

4. METHODOLOGY
Methodology
Total
Cost
to
Obtain
Required
EducaDon
Figure
1.1
(This
graph
shows
the
total
cost
of
educaDon
required
to
be
in
that
profession.
Dollars
are
on
the
Y
axis.)

5. METHODOLOGY
Methodology
Annual
Mean
Salary
Figure
1.2
(This
graph
shows
the
mean
annual
salary
according
to
the
Bureau
of
Labor
StaDsDcs)

6. METHODOLOGY
Methodology
The
next
step
to
this
equaDon
is
to
plot
the
ROI
number
and
then
take
a
look
at
a
quality
of
life
metric.
We
chose
hours
worked
in
an
average
week.

7. METHODOLOGY
Methodology
ROI
vs.
Weekly
Hours

8. FINDINGS
Findings
Data
Table
Pilot
Lawyer
Teacher
Doctor
Undergraduate
$87,032
$87,032
$87,032
$87,032
EducaDon
Specialty
$51,900
$55,416
$0
$232,564
EducaDon
Mean
Salary
$111,680
$110,590
$49,530
$186,044
Weekly
Hours
53
55
45
50
Years
in
Career
42
40
43
34
ROI
33
30
23
19
*See
slide
10
for
source
data

9. CONCLUSION
Conclusion
From
the
data
we
can
determine
the
following
return
on
each
dollar
invested:
•
The
pilot
will
earn
$33
per
dollar
•
The
lawyer
$30
per
dollar
•
The
teacher
$23
per
dollar
•
The
doctor
$19
per
dollar

10. SOURCES
Sources
Salary
InformaDon:
www.bls.gov
Undergraduate
Degree
Cost:
NaDonal
Center
for
EducaDon
StaDsDcs
Pilot:
Embry-­‐Riddle
AeronauDcal
University
Doctor:
AssociaDon
of
American
Medical
Colleges
Lawyer:
American
Bar
AssociaDon
*For
the
teacher,
we
assumed
a
High
School
Level
teacher.

11. CONTACT
INFORMATION
CONTACT
We
hope
this
informaDon
will
be
useful
and
provide
a
beger
means
to
effecDvely
communicate
the
value
of
working
as
a
professional
pilot.
Jason
Griswold
Managing
Director
Brown
AviaDon
Lease,
LLC
Email:
jgriswold@brownaviaDonlease.com
Phone:
781.274.7356
Website:
www.brownaviaDonlease.com
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