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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents vs Tax Preparers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents and Tax Preparers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Tax Preparers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$59,740
$50,560
Employment · BLS OEWS
53,530
73,570
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
96th pct
90th pct

At a glance

Dimension Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Tax Preparers
Median pay $59,740 $50,560
Employment 53,530 73,570
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-1.8%) About average (+4.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,300 10,400
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 96th pct High · 90th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 88th pct · 49% of tasks 89th pct · 51% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (64.6%) Augmentation-leaning (79.5%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Problem Sensitivity, Administrative, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Law and Government, Written Expression, Economics and Accounting, Writing, Mathematics, Active Learning, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Category Flexibility, Mathematical Reasoning, Number Facility, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Flexibility of Closure, Learning Strategies, Service Orientation.

Specific to Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

  • Administration and Management
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing

Specific to Tax Preparers

  • Computers and Electronics
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Selective Attention

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Accounting software , Tax preparation software , Data base user interface and query software , Word processing software , Compliance software , Human resources software , Document management software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Specific to Tax Preparers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents or Tax Preparers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents vs Tax Preparers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/tax-examiners-and-collectors-and-revenue-agents-vs-tax-preparers

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Singulariki. (2026). Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents vs Tax Preparers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/tax-examiners-and-collectors-and-revenue-agents-vs-tax-preparers

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