I was in public accounting for a couple of years (approximately), and I never got my CPA license for a few reasons: 1) my position didn’t require me to be licensed, so there was no practical reason for me to have a license at that time, 2) I was pretty sure that I wanted to work for the federal government, and I knew I wouldn’t need a CPA license to do that, and 3) I had heard/read a lot of horror stories about people giving up their social lives, failing exams multiple times, ruining their relationships with other people, etc. Obviously, not everyone has a bad experience when studying for the CPA exam, but I decided that the stress just wasn’t worth it for me, personally.

I’m starting a job at a federal government agency next month. I may get the CPA license at some point in the future, but that remains to be seen... I hesitate to say, “I’ll never get the license,” but it’s not really a priority for me right now.

Regarding your situation, I think if you can get jobs without the license and you’re satisfied with the work that you’re doing, the license probably isn’t necessary. If you want to challenge yourself, if you want to make your resume look better, if you’re interested in expanding your professional knowledge, and/or if you want a job that would require a CPA license, then you should go for it.