<p>Bookkeepers are not grouped with accountants in the occupational handbook. They have their own section located here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://bls.gov/oco/ocos144.htm[/url]”>http://bls.gov/oco/ocos144.htm</a>
It is common knowledge how much the opportunity cost is for doctors. Somebody who chooses being a doctor over being an accountant has a monetary opportunity cost of about 200-400K. However, at an advantage of 127K-280K a year, doctors erase that deficit within 2-3 years.</p>