Retired CPA (most of my career I owned my own practice) and if I was starting my career over I would definitely go in a different direction. I never really liked what I did, less so as time went on, but the income was very good and with three kids (I was 32 when the first one was born) it didn't seem feasible to make a career change.
Not sure what I would do. I got interested in archaeology when visiting a place where they are still finding the remains of Marines killed in WWII, but not sure I could do that all the time. Working in a national park would suit me, but doubt the pay would be what I would have needed.
The thing is, when thinking about most careers, you really don't know what it is like unless you work in that field for awhile. If you have a family member or family friend, you can get a decent idea. Of course, you can ask those who have worked in that field, but who knows if that will dovetail with your expectations. With as many clients as I have had, a lot of the younger ones (kids or grandkids of clients) would visit with me prior to choosing a major. My advice was to interview those working in various fields that they thought might interest them and to always ask what the three best things were about the job and then ask what the three worst things about it were.