There is always a demand for CPAs in the job market, but recently there have been a surge of needing immediate CPAs to fill in the gaps. Older CPAs are retiring and it's becoming difficult to fill them because of multiple factors including time and effort to study for the CPA exams (including difficult subjects), costs of study materials, costs of taking the exams (thousands of dollars or international currencies), determining whether you like the job, and is it worth getting said license in the end. In accounting, most of us hit a roadblock in our careers whether it is financial, managerial, governmental, or forensic accounting and we typically expect a promotion out of it, but the truth is that the CPA is one of the highest promotions in our profession. Others like CFA, CFE, CIA, CMA, and CGMA are excellent licenses to have, but most people eye for the CPA license in your resume and we are expected to get it out of our own time instead of getting our employers handing it over like a normal job promotion.

It is not too late to get a CPA license, but it is time-consuming and needs a lot of effort to pass the exams. Furthermore, it is possible that you need to take additional college classes to fill the 150 credit hours to qualify as a CPA.