CPAs rank well in latest Harris poll.

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According to a recent poll of more than 1,000 U.S. adults, the accounting profession is still considered a profession with a significant amount of prestige.

In a recent poll by research firm Harris Interactive, 17 percent of respondents said accountants are perceived to have "very great prestige." However, 70 percent said accountants have "considerable" or "some" prestige and only 11 percent said "hardly any prestige at all."

The final list--ranked by the "very great prestige" response--found firefighters at the top with 63 percent followed by doctors (58 percent), nurses (55 percent), scientists (54 percent), teachers (52 percent) and military officers (51 percent).

On the other end of the spectrum, with the least amount of perceived prestige, are business...

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