Which has a better future prospect in career between these 2?

both oso got future....depends how far u can reach

QS - low pay
Accounting - higher pay

but for accounting you need to pass ACCA only can earn high salary right? And not many people can pass that.

ACCA way more higher salary than Sr. title for QS.

Average basic pay for fresh grad:
QS (Consultant) - RM1800 - 2000
QS (Contractor) - RM2000 - 2200

Accounting - RM3000

but it is easier to get Sr title for QS than to pass ACCA exam right? So if i get Sr title for QS and I did not pass ACCA after 10 years. How would the salary be?

i'm not sure which one is easier.

if u already got your Sr title, then u can demand a higher pay or even set up your own company. but, it takes time la. 10 years++

btw, u still studying or just started to figure out which way to go?

i just finish SPM, i never took account in SPM so i duno but i like numbers and math.

good.
btw, how u know about QS? got family member working as QS?

if u like numbers and maths, u also can consider Actuarial Science.

quote from wikipedia : "among the 25 Best Professions that it expects will be in great demand in the future"

acturial science you need to study too many things like accounting,computing,economic,insurance,business, risk and statistics. And they study for 1 exam must take at least 400 hours each. And they overwork. I don't know how i know QS but at least I know QS is about building and math and I like it too. But not sure whether QS work in office or under the sun 1?

it depends. if you're working with consultant, most probably u'll be working in the office and just go to the site once a while.

if you're working with contractor and the boss locate u at the site, "welcome to the real world"

oh i see, i don't like to work under the sun for long hours 1. so QS is not for me?

accounting if auditos oso needa work under the sun..stocktake..client office run down...

it's not you're working under the sun for the whole day.
there is a site office, u'll do all your work there.
just when u need to do the site evaluation/inspection, then only u go into the site.

Accounting I would say.

If you could make it to auditor even better.

Haha gotta work hard though like everything else.

What do auditors do?

Most people who earn a lot of money also work long hours or very hard. But many people work equally hard and do not share such fortune. It's just how things work.

Accounting would be a good start for someone who is interested in working their way into and to the top of corporations, or in entrepreneurship (relative to QS). Even though it really is up to you (several famous and successful people, including musicians and actors, have been accountants by training), many CEOs/Managing Directors, CFOs, CROs etc and top leaders have been trained as accountants, probably far more than QS.

But you probably won't be doing heavy maths in Accounting. Staring at numbers and financial statements, or using software/tables is not Maths.

do you mean taking diploma in accounting can lead me to take entrpreneurship (relative to QS) if i want in the future?

accounting for sure,although i myself in architecture area

btw which course got more girls to study

accounting. but qsing also got a lot of girls.
IMO, i think accountant earns more than qs. For qs, if u got Sr. title, salary will be higher and u can also set up your own firm. My lecturer has his own firm, he earns a lot(pay fresh grad 1.4K ), got 4 wives and he drives ferrari instead of kenari.

This post has been edited by Agent 45: Jan 16 2012, 01:41 PM

agreed on bolded part

If you are under employment, Accountant better than QS.

But if you are an entrepreneur, then as a QS you will earn a lot more if you manage good networking and consistent flow of jobs. On a piecemeal basis jobs, QS pay definitely higher.

really duno wan to choose accounting or QS now

not sure about accounting. For qsing, again i still need to clarify that it is not just about math. Even a secondary student can do taking off if he/she has proper building construction knowledge. Some people might disagree, but IMO, i gonna say that QS is not about math.

i'm a QS now in a contractor firm with accounting+finance degree. starting to reconsider if i should just stick back to acc