r/financialindependence • u/fidgit86 • Aug 13 '21

What do you do that you earn six figures?

It seems like a lot of people make a lot of money and it seems like I’m missing out on something. So those of you that do, whats your occupation that pays so well?

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u/tdpdcpa Aug 13 '21

My read is that there’s currently a dearth of really talented people in the entry level and senior levels because a lot of students chose to study finance instead of accounting over the last ten years or so. There seems to be a lot of openings; I get at least one recruiter message per week on LinkedIn. Wages have risen pretty quickly - we’re paying staff accountants about 20% more than what I was paid when I started 8 years ago.