In general .. CA make app. same money as doctor here .. of course, depends on experience .. and field.
If in HK.. then people will consider accountants as HIGHER grade professional .. as they make more money then doctor/lawyer etc .. ( of course Plastic doctor, or surgery/cancer specialist in private hospital make good $$ too )
Not sure about here ... but yes, there are different titles for accountant in HK
I think CA does not make too much here...compare to HK or Toronto...Vancouver is not like a major financial city....
Career-wise...besides accountant...can be Financial analyst, corporate controller, CFO.... etc...
Seem to be nice and sincere for the first meeting, then send all the work to their "juniors" to get done, seem super busy and very difficult to get contact afterward, slow working progress, but send their secretary to remind you to pay on time!
i like those cpa ads, are they really cpa ads or people make joke at it. a dest. accountant can make from $40K+. is really depends on the size of your co. and your job duty. and your working hours can be from 8 - 16hrs/day.
If 40K to start with, a junior program can make that much too...
But accounting requires lots of studies...lots of exam...(to go for the CA, CPA, CGA, CMA title)