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

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.

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).

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, Executive offices & legislative bodies, and Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services.

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.

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%.

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 (Non-Hispanic).

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.

Race & Ethnicity

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

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

59.7% of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.3% 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 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.

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 degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors 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 Mathematics, Programming, and Negotiation.