Say it ain’t so, Joe! Accountants rank with brokers and bankers in prestige ratings

High Pay Doesn’t Necessarily Equal High Prestige. Teachers’ Prestige Increases the Most Over 30 Years.

Results of the annual Harris Poll measuring public perceptions of 23 professions and occupations, indicate that firefighters, scientists, doctors, nurses and teachers are seen as the most prestigious of a list of 23 occupations. Real estate agents, stockbrokers, bankers, accountants and entertainers come at the bottom of the list.