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Certified Accountant

Prepares, audits and defends financial records. A licence, a client list, and a genuinely portable practice.

Pay band (est.)
$78k–$150k
Time to competence
5 years
Licence
Required
Setting
desk
Leverage
high
Place constraint
low
Physical demand
8/100
Hours burden
62/100

Factor percentiles

Percentile against the whole curated set. Higher is better on that factor only.

  • Play1th

    Absorbing rather than merely paid.

  • Specific knowledge13th

    A combination of skills that is hard to copy.

  • Leverage86th

    Output that scales through code, media, capital or crew.

  • Demand79th

    Durability and shortage, scored conservatively.

  • Pay68th

    Mid-career floor and the range above it.

  • Body85th

    Inverse of physical demand and hours.

  • Autonomy84th

    Control of methods and time.

  • People fit97th

    Distance from your preferred people level.

  • Place flexibility86th

    Remote fit and freedom from specific metros.

  • Time to skill63th

    Inverse of years to competence.

  • Meaning load69th

    Care, craft and stewardship weight. Not a moral score.

  • Downside tolerance79th

    Inverse of named risk to body, market or platform.

Downside

Busy-season hours; routine work is being automated first.

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