Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents

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Total Workforce

52.2k

Average Age

48.6

Average Salary

$57,095

Average Male Salary

$66,130

Average Female Salary

$51,525

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About

Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are most often employed by the Public finance activities industry. The average yearly wage for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents was $57,095 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents by wage are Construction & building inspectors, Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, and Respiratory therapists.

Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are Roy, North Ogden, Ogden (Northwest) & West Haven Cities PUMA, UT, Kenton County PUMA, KY, and Layton, Clearfield, Kaysville, Syracuse & Clinton Cities PUMA, UT. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are Roy, North Ogden, Ogden (Northwest) & West Haven Cities PUMA, UT, Ogden (Southeast) & South Ogden Cities PUMA, UT, and Kenton County PUMA, KY.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents and on wages and locations for those in the field. Public finance activities is the industry that employs the most Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, by average wage, is Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services. Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are paid most in Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Roy, North Ogden, Ogden (Northwest) & West Haven Cities PUMA, UT.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$57,095

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,407

In 2018, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents earned an average of $57,095, $3,207 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters make somewhat more than Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents while Construction & building inspectors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.286

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.286, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, by number of employees, are Public finance activities, Executive offices & legislative bodies, and Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, by average wage, are Executive offices & legislative bodies, Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, Public finance activities, Administration of human resource programs, Public finance activities, and Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services.

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Industries by Share

52.2k

2018 Workforce

± 5,608

2.32%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.9%

The number of people employed as Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents has been growing at a rate of 2.32%, from 51,004 people in 2017 to 52,186 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents employed by various industries. Public finance activities employs the largest share of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents at 84.8%, followed by Executive offices & legislative bodies with 2.38% and Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services with 1.7%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents in the US. The average age of male Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents in the workforce is 47.9 and of female Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is 49.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is White.

Gender Composition

19.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,464

32.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,411

61.9% of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents

White
Black
Asian

69.7% of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.4% of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents.

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Age by Gender

47.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.26

49.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.7

The median age of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is 48.6, and Male employees are generally 1.23 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is Business but a relatively high number of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents hold a major in Business.

Majors

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

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents need more than the average amount of Mathematics, Programming, and Negotiation.