For example, in the insurance industry, with some additional training, you could be an actuary or an underwriter. You could work in the banking industry as an administrator. In financial services, people with accounting degrees are needed as financial analysts, planners, and stockbrokers. In many industries, cost estimators and compensation analysts have an accounting background. Harrison, Walker T., and Horgren, Charles T. 1998.
Students can expect some frustration and a lot of personal growth.
They will also gain a good deal of discipline and logic. Being a strong reader is critical to success in accounting. Students will have to be able to comprehend what they read and put it in their own words. Many people think that mathematical ability is important, but if you're a good reader, that's really all you need. Accounting is more dynamic than it has ever been.