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TaKun782 posted...

rogerskg1979 posted...

TaKun782 posted...

So...what do you do for a living?

I'm an accountant. Why?

Just trying to get some ideas as to what to get into I guess.

Accounting is a good career, but some people mistakenly think that all accountants make a lot of money. There are some who make $30k. I personally started at $35k and am now making $44k. I also get quarterly bonuses too, but still I'm not wealthy by any means.

Accounting is a career that will always be in high demand because every single company needs accountants to crunch their numbers. That's not to say you can't get laid off in times of recession, but it does have more job security than most other careers.

Majoring in Accounting is quite difficult and not for everybody. It's easily the most difficult of the Business majors. You really need to have a knack for it to do well. Otherwise you won't like it, and it will be a constant struggle. There are many people who take the Accounting 101 class and are completely lost and don't understand it at all. Then there are others like me who found the class to be very very easy. The intermediate Accounting classes are brutal and a huge step up in difficulty. Even if you find the 101 class easy, you will have a hard time with the intermediate classes. If you found the 101 class difficult, then you will die in intermediate and drop out and switch majors. It sounds funny, but that is truthfully pretty much what happens.

Also, keep in mind that getting the CPA requires more than just the Bachelor's degree. Most states require you to have 150 credit hours, which is 30 more than the traditional Bachelor degree. The CPA exam is also crazy hard. It has something like a 30% pass rate. Most people have to take it multiple times to pass. I have heard stories of some people taking 5 or more attempts at it before finally passing. I am actually not a CPA. I took took one attempt at it, and I decided it wasn't for me. You can be an accountant without the CPA, but a lot of the higher-end accounting jobs will require it.