Is it possible to get a purely VFR job with colour blindness? I'm 23 years old and I have red-green colour vision deficiency. I'm currently working in engineering but I have my PPL and I've been interested in commercial flying for a very long time. I've always assumed I'll be unable to get the medical needed to follow a flying career anywhere.

I wonder if there are any opportunities for flying purely in VFR, i.e. Bush flying and that sort of thing, where all flying takes place during daylight hours? Are there any airlines or other flying companies that I'd have a chance with?

Thanks, any input is really helpful :)

PS: my location is the United Kingdom.
There is another test, called the Farnsworth Lantern test, which you can take.  Not many aviation medical examiners have the lantern, so you might have to ask around, but if they have it and you can pass with that, you meet the medical criteria.

The waiver that Terry discusses is the SODA (or statement of demonstrated ability).  I had to get one for nearsightedness when I got my Class I, which consisted of a trip to the local flight standards office, a checkride with the FAA inspector who agreed I could fly just fine with my fully corrected 20/15 but uncorrected >20/200 vision.  There are plenty of airline pilots floating around with waivers of this type.