Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

What Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Do

Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

None

On-the-job training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Self-employed

Not available

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.3/5
• English Languageimportance 4.1/5
• Mathematicsimportance 3.9/5
• Administrativeimportance 3.9/5
• Law and Governmentimportance 3.7/5
• Economics and Accountingimportance 3.5/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 3.4/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.6/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate5.0/5
• E-Mail4.9/5
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.9/5
• Spend Time Sitting4.7/5
• Telephone Conversations4.6/5
• Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.5/5

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• Bill and Account Collectors
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• Billing and Posting Clerks
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

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• Tax Preparers98% skill match
• Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks98% skill match
• Loan Officers97% skill match
• Special Education Teachers, Secondary School97% skill match
• Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping97% skill match
• Customer Service Representatives97% skill match
• Human Resources Specialists97% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.1/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
• Negotiationimportance 3.0/5
• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.0/5
• Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
• Persuasionimportance 2.9/5
• Instructingimportance 2.9/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Integrity
• Cautiousness
• Self-Control
• Perseverance
• Stress Tolerance

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• ConventionalHigh
• EnterprisingMedium
• SocialMedium
• InvestigativeLow
• RealisticLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Ogden, UT32.83× national avg
2. 2Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA9.60× national avg
3. 3Tallahassee, FL8.67× national avg
4. 4Fresno, CA8.59× national avg
5. 5Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY7.24× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• Tax PreparersLateral Move
• Loan OfficersAdvancement
• Bill and Account CollectorsCareer Change
• Credit CounselorsLateral Move

See the full career path from Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.