Occupations/13-2081.00
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
86%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
27%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
81%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Maintain records for each case, including contacts, telephone numbers, and actions taken.
- Mostly routine
Answer questions from taxpayers and assist them in completing tax forms.
- Task
Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
- 02Confer with taxpayers or their representatives to discuss the issues, laws, and regulations involved in returns, and to resolve problems with returns.
- 03Notify taxpayers of any overpayment or underpayment, and either issue a refund or request further payment.
- 04Maintain records for each case, including contacts, telephone numbers, and actions taken.
- 05Contact taxpayers by mail or telephone to address discrepancies and to request supporting documentation.
- 06Answer questions from taxpayers and assist them in completing tax forms.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.19
- Degree of automation3.03
- Time sitting4.72
- Originality (ability)2.25
- Conflict situations2.77
- Hands-on objects/tools2.63
- Outdoors / weather1.12
- Disease exposure1.02
- Decision freedom4.12
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Information Ordering4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Speech Recognition3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.25
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics3.25
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies2.88
- Monitoring3.25
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $78,172 2 yr $77,297 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $77,966 2 yr $77,715 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $71,734 2 yr $70,886 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $70,680 2 yr $69,937 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $69,338 2 yr $69,948 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Accounting 52.0301 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $67,740 2 yr $66,839 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $66,787 2 yr $64,493 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Accounting 52.0301 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $65,386 2 yr $62,524 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $64,741 2 yr $65,198 Master's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $63,522 2 yr $63,646 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $62,260 2 yr $62,343 Bachelor's · CIP 52.03 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Accounting 52.0301 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $61,922 2 yr $61,681 Master's · CIP 52.03 |