Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents

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2020 Workforce

55.7k

Average Age

48.4

Estimated Job Growth

−3.99%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$65,466

Average Male Salary

$75,146

Average Female Salary

$59,944

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 $65,466 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents by wage are Computer support specialists, Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers, and Transportation, storage, & distribution managers.

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, Olathe, Gardner, Spring Hill & Edgerton Cities PUMA, KS, and Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA, NY. 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 Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA, NY.

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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 Computer Systems Design. Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are paid most in Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Roy, North Ogden, Ogden (Northwest) & West Haven Cities PUMA, UT.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$65,466

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,106

In 2020, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents earned an average of $65,466, $9,512 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Transportation, storage, & distribution managers make somewhat more than Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents while Computer support specialists 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.

Wage Distribution

0.292

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.292, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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).

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.

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.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, by number of employees, are Public finance activities, Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Administration of economic programs & space research, National security & international affairs, Computer Systems Design, Administration of human resource programs, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Employment services, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Other general government & support.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, by average wage, are Computer Systems Design, National security & international affairs, and Management of companies & enterprises.

Industries by Share

55.7k

2020 Workforce

± 5,795

1.33%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.6%

The number of people employed as Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents has been growing at a rate of 1.33%, from 55,001 people in 2019 to 55,730 people in 2020.

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 82.6%, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services with 3.14% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 1.98%.

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 46.9 and of female Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is 49.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

20.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,493

35.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,624

63.7% of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents.

Race & Ethnicity

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

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

59.6% of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17% of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, Black (Non-Hispanic) 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.

Age by Sex

46.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.3

49.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.6

The median age of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is 48.4, and Male employees are generally 2.28 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

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 Programming, Mathematics, and Persuasion.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents are expected to see a growth of −3.99% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents.

−3.99%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.