ACCOUNTANTS LEAST PRESTIGIOUS: BUT DOES IT MATTER?

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Doctors, scientists, teachers, ministers, journalists, union leaders and even members of congress beat out accountants in terms of prestige according to a recent Harris Poll.

The results were obtained from a nationwide survey of 1,010 adults who were asked to rank various professions as having very great prestige, considerable prestige, some prestige or hardly any prestige at all.

Doctors led the way with 61 percent of respondents considering them as having "great prestige," while accountants bottomed out the list at No. 17. Lawyers came in at No. 10 and members of congress at No. 7.

The top four spots are held by doctors, scientists, teachers, ministers/clergy and military officers. The bottom four include: union leaders, bankers...