My impression of Accountants/CPAs are as follows:
They are given a lot of autonomy
They work in quiet, comfortable office settings
They are respected by their own peers
They can become self-employed if they get fed up with corporate life
They have a valuable skillset to draw on if they have an entrepreneurial flair
What's an INFJ to disklike about all of that?
I'm sure there are other reasons for an individual wanting to pursue accounting, but I really like the self-employment option. How many careers are there that allows one to become self-employed? Law, Medicine, Dental medicine, and Accounting are a few that come to mind.
In fields such as teaching, science, and engineering it is extremely difficult to switch over to self-employed status. Of course there is consulting, but you would still need to know business (and accounting).
Why bother climbing the corporate ladder when you can just as easily become the corporate ladder?
And the idea of just being left alone with my paperwork, sounds great.