Are there any accountants on here? If so could i ask you some questions?

Question

i am having to interview or talk to a accountant. So if you are here are a few questions i need answered.

What is the starting pay?
What is the pay after 20 years?
what schooling is needed?
what special skills do i need?
Is it a challenge?
Do you like your job?

If you could anwser these questions I would greatly Appreciate it.

Here are a couple more questions.

How long do you have to go to school?

In your opinion what is the best accounting major?

Was the CPA test Difficult?

How long did it take?

Answer 1

Starting pay is around 40K

After 20 years you can make between 60-80, depending on the qualifications. If you are a CFE or certified fraud examiner you can make around 100K after 5 years experience.

You need an associates degree in accounting or finance, and you need to get a CPA license.

Special skills - obtain AA degree, obtain CPA qual, and you must like math, its your life.

I hated my job as a CPA, it was all math, and after 6-7 hours a day, I had my can full.

I went to school for 3 years and got a bachelors in business finance, I think thats a good degree to get to be a CPA.

The CPA test is hard, it requires you to know a lot of formulas and math, as well as legal matters. I actually read the book a few times, and passed, but barely. The test took me roughly 3 hours.

The total time frame was 3 years for the degree, then another 3 months of studying, and finally the test, with the results 1 month later. A total of 3 years and 4 months for me.