Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents

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2021 Workforce

60.4k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

−3.99%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$67,756

Average Male Salary

$78,756

Average Female Salary

$61,689

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 $67,756 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents are Roy, North Ogden, Ogden (Northwest) & West Haven Cities PUMA, UT, Pflugerville, Manor Cities & Wells Branch PUMA, TX, and Layton, Clearfield, Kaysville, Syracuse & Clinton Cities PUMA, UT. The 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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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents workforce. Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents workforce in 2021 was 60,359 people, of which 64.5% were women and 35.5% were men. 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.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

21,456

Male Workforce

± 3.6k

38,903

Female Workforce

± 4.84k

The Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents workforce in 2021 was 60,359 people (64.5% women and 35.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 4.54% between 2014 (57,736) and 2021 (60,359).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nebraska ($206,675), District of Columbia ($109,384), and New York ($108,345).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$67,756

AVERAGE WAGE

#163 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents earned an average of $67,756, $8,160 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.345

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.345, which is lower 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents and on wages 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 ($168,975).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

60.4k

2021 Workforce

± 6,031

8.31%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.3%

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 93.6%, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services with 4.32% and Executive offices & legislative bodies with 2.07%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents in the US. The workforce of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents in 2021 was 60,359 people, with 64.5% woman, and 35.5% men. The average age of male Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents in the workforce is 46.4 and of female Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is 48.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents in 2021 was 60,359 people, with 64.5% woman, and 35.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (9,423 people), 50 to 54 years (7,602 people), and 60 to 64 years (7,298 people). Among them they concentrated 40.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 14.9% of Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents workers were Hispanic and 85.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.4%), Puerto Rican (19.2)%, and Spaniard (5.36)%

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Races

In 2021, 64.6% of the Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents workforce were White, of which 62.4% were women and 37.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (18.5%) and Asian (7.11%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Science Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents need more than the average amount of Programming.

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 examiners & collectors, & revenue agents in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (16,437 people), Social Sciences (2,652 people), and Education (1,364 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents workers were Bachelors Degree (22,725 people), Some college (14,002 people), and High School or Equivalent (8,857 people).

The graphic shows the Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Speaking.

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 & collectors, & revenue agents. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.