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Tax preparers

Detailed Occupation

2024 Workforce

92.9k

Average Age

47.2

Estimated Job Growth

4.7%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$69,944

Average Male Salary

$94,490

Average Female Salary

$54,566

About

Tax preparers are most often employed by the Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services industry. The average yearly wage for Tax preparers was $69,944 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Tax preparers are Houston City (West Central)--South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX, San Joaquin County (West)--Tracy City PUMA, CA, and Kaufman County PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Tax preparers are Tulare County (West Central)--Tulare & Porterville Cities PUMA, CA, South & Southeast Illinois--Saline, Union & Massac Counties PUMA, IL, and Dallas City (North)--South of I-635 & West of US-75 PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Tax preparers workforce. Tax preparers workforce in 2024 was 92,905 people, of which 61.5% were women and 38.5% were men.

Tax preparers are paid most in Middlesex County--Watertown, Arlington & Belmont PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Tulare County (West Central)--Tulare & Porterville Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

35,786

Male Workforce

± 4.64k

57,119

Female Workforce

± 5.87k

The Tax preparers workforce in 2024 was 92,905 people (61.5% women and 38.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.3% between 2014 (83,475) and 2024 (92,905).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Tax preparers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($146,766), District of Columbia ($138,602), and Massachusetts ($133,072).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$69,944

AVERAGE WAGE

#227 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Tax preparers earned an average of $69,944, $67 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Tax preparers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Tax preparers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.544, which is higher than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Tax preparers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Tax preparers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Tax preparers and on wages for those in the field. Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services is the industry that employs the most Tax preparers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Tax preparers, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($182,462).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

92.9k

2024 Workforce

± 7,481

4.03%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.1%

This graphic shows the share of Tax preparers employed by various industries. Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services employs the largest share of Tax preparers at 92.7%, followed by Public finance activities with 4.9% and Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 1.27%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tax preparers in the US. The workforce of Tax preparers in 2024 was 92,905 people, with 61.5% woman, and 38.5% men. The average age of male Tax preparers in the workforce is 46.9 and of female Tax preparers is 47.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tax preparers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Tax preparers in 2024 was 92,905 people, with 61.5% woman, and 38.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (9,310 people), 30 to 34 years (9,015 people), and 35 to 39 years (8,851 people). Among them they concentrated 29.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 17.5% of Tax preparers workers were Hispanic and 82.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (58.3%), Puerto Rican (6.3)%, and Cuban (5.54)%

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Races

In 2024, 61.3% of the Tax preparers workforce were White, of which 59.9% were women and 40.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.9%) and Black (11.1%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Tax preparers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Tax preparers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Business.

Among the necessary skills for Tax preparers, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tax preparers need more than the average amount of Mathematics.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Tax preparers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (29,134 people), Social Sciences (3,882 people), and Education (2,222 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Tax preparers workers were Bachelors Degree (31,983 people), Graduate Degree (20,396 people), and Some college (18,374 people).

The graphic shows the Tax preparers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Tax preparers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tax preparers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Tax Preparers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.48%, but Tax Preparers are expected to see a growth of 4.7% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

4.7%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.48%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Tax preparers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.48%, the average rate of national job growth.

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