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Tax Preparers vs Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

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

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

At a glance

Dimension Tax Preparers Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Median pay $50,560 $59,740
Employment 73,570 53,530
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.5%) Declining (-1.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 10,400 4,300
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 · 90th pct High · 96th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 89th pct · 51% of tasks 88th pct · 49% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (79.5%) Augmentation-leaning (64.6%)
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: Reading Comprehension, Oral Comprehension, Economics and Accounting, Active Listening, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Near Vision, English Language, Deductive Reasoning, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, Law and Government, Critical Thinking, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Number Facility, Administrative, Speaking, Active Learning, Time Management, Category Flexibility, Speech Clarity, Writing, Mathematics, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Judgment and Decision Making, Written Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Mathematical Reasoning, Flexibility of Closure, Speech Recognition, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Learning Strategies, Coordination.

Specific to Tax Preparers

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

Specific to Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

  • Administration and Management
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing

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

Specific to Tax Preparers

Specific to Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Tax Preparers or Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents — 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 Preparers vs Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents." 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-preparers-vs-tax-examiners-and-collectors-and-revenue-agents

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

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