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The $100K job no one’s talking about

Name: The $100K job no one’s talking about
Uploaded: 2025-07-11T12:00:47+00:00
Duration: 38 s
Channel: Peter Vander Wall
Description: A short YouTube commentary arguing that accounting is an underrated, stable career path with rising demand because a large share of current accountants…

11 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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A short YouTube commentary arguing that accounting is an underrated, stable career path with rising demand because a large share of current accountants will retire soon. The speaker cites a claim that 75% of accountants will retire in the next 15 years and recommends getting an accounting degree and taking the CPA exam to access six-figure jobs.

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75%.

Get an accounting degree and take the CPA test.

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Becoming a doctor is like basically the worst way to make over $100,000 a year. But you also shouldn't be like, getting into crypto or selling courses or whatever the latest scam is. There's actually an industry that seems kind of boring, but it's been around for forever and it isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The accounting industry is in chaos right now. So 75% of accountants are set to retire in the next 15 years. And that means that as they retire, there's going to be more and more demand for that skill set, which means six figure jobs are going to be easy to come by as long as you have the skills. So if I was starting over as an 18 year old today, I would absolutely be getting an accounting degree and taking that CPA test.