Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
SOC 13-2081 · 2024-2034
Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $75,353per year
- Projected openings
- 7,640
- Projected change
- +4.3%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $131,096 | 180 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $110,247 | 40 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $102,984 | 260 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $98,111 | 200 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $97,729 | 160 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $96,028 | 20 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $95,899 | 740 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $92,321 | 270 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $81,412 | 230 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $66,867 | 3,340 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $55,083 | 1,210 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Preparers | $71,205 | 15,610 | +12.1% |
| Bill and Account Collectors | $59,301 | 11,890 | -9.2% |
| Accountants and Auditors | $98,678 | 154,340 | +7.5% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $60,632 | 178,570 | -4.1% |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $65,023 | 28,150 | +5.4% |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $57,591 | 44,130 | +4.8% |