Accounting: Now here is a field that I personally like (I am majoring in it in college just to let you know my bias). Accounting field has always been in demand more or less but now after 9/11/2001 and the passage of Sarbane/Oxley act, accounting field has become an in demand field. You know every body needs an accountant to balance their books and file their returns. But now the increased emphasizes of scrutinizing books and making sure the companies are complying with the laws make it ever more likely that accounting degree holders will find a job. Although most of the time it deals with numbers and the hours are long (especially during the tax season), the increasing job security that comes with this field makes it very attractive to people who loves numbers.
For a start you need to have a Bachelors’ degree to get a job (a minimum), but if you really want to progress, you will need a certification called CPA (Certified Public Accountant), which I believe is the ultimate height of your accounting career. Since most of the companies crave the CPA licensure. Different states have different requirements for licensing a CPA but you have a uniform Exam which entails 150 hours of credit of Study (most states). You need to have a working experience of at least one year in order to get a license. There are different sub fields with accounting like Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, general accounting, management accounting etc. So if you want a steady and stable income, this is the field to be in right now and in the future.
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