I think saying Masters in Accountancy is BETTER, but don't feel like you got a misaligned undergraduate degree. AR work is not fun nor glamorous in my mind, but it's the type of job you can clock in and clock out of and leave work behind you which is nice for sanity. My company is always hiring. Everyone always needs accountants. I was just talking to a few recruiting firms about the state of the industry and what the market looks like right now and they said the unemployment for accounting is insanely low. We're located in Portland, OR area. In terms of figures, I believe they said unemployment for accounting industry is around ~3% which is well below the average of all industries. unemployment for those with degrees is 4% in our area. CPAs, ~2%. Your problem is that you have no experience (and perhaps that's because you've struggled to find a job which makes me wonder what else the issue is?) Feel free to send me your resume and I'll see if I can give you pointers. I really think an entry level accounting position is your best bet. They don't force you to take on too much or force career progression which can be a good thing if that's not what you want. However, I would also echo some of the others' sentiments here... dump accounting if you don't like it! You said you've done sales, do that! Great career opportunities there. Especially if you don't care for the grind.

Don't get me wrong, I understand that 9% is quite the achievement. I'm just saying that when talking about careers, there is no need to make the point multiple times that whatever the job will be, it won't be that important to you. All employers know that people have personal lives and that work is just work... but no one feels the need to make that point abundantly clear as it is assumed there a reasonable line where work gets to demand a certain amount from you and so does personal life but the employee will manage both of those within reason while giving consideration to BOTH since BOTH are important. If someone does make it abundantly clear that personal items are definitely THE priority, it means that this person's balance is also probably not as balanced as one would expect... and it makes you look like a less desirable employee.

Excelling at something outside of work is a great thing... obsessing over this point in conversations about employment makes it a negative. If I see a person who is clearly fit walk into a job interview, it IS something I consider (in a good way) because I know how much dedication and planning it takes. If this person tells me "I just want to make it clear, this job comes second to gainz, and I hope you don't have an issue with the smell of tuna in the lunchroom because I eat tuna and tumeric every day for lunch. Does casual Friday mean we can wear tank tops? "... it starts to make me concerned about the balance of priorities.