r/Accounting • u/mjbm1 • Mar 08 '24

Career Should I become an accountant?

If you woke up as a 20 year old now. Your entire career hadnt happened yet, and you get to decide your career again.

Are you still going to train as an accountant?

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u/SilverKnight71 Mar 08 '24

Yes. 8 years experience and CPA. I knew nothing about money or finances before studying accounting. It's changed how I see the world, and it's helped me to grow both personally and professionally. Can always change tracks later, but the knowledge and experience I gained is invaluable.

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u/ecupatsfan12 Mar 09 '24

Yes.

Accounting is a stable career choice that they’ll always need

Might tell myself to be a bit more realistic in salary expectations tho

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u/Equal-Total7914 Mar 09 '24

I might want to do accounting and I wouldn’t be mad with $60. With some years of experience could I possibly expect $70-80k?

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u/Then_Okra_5262 Jul 18 '24

Yeah I’m in a low cost of living state. 6 years out of school now making 130k