Tax preparers

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
89.3k
Average Age
47.6
Estimated Job Growth
4.24%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$67,644
Average Male Salary
$91,387
Average Female Salary
$52,981

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Tax preparers are most often employed by the Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services industry. The average yearly wage for Tax preparers was $67,644 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Tax preparers workforce. Tax preparers workforce in 2023 was 89,304 people, of which 61.8% were women and 38.2% were men. Tax preparers are paid most in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose (West Central) & Campbell Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in San Joaquin County (West)--Tracy City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
34,094
Male Workforce
± 4.53k
55,210
Female Workforce
± 5.77k

The Tax preparers workforce in 2023 was 89,304 people (61.8% women and 38.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.98% between 2014 (83,475) and 2023 (89,304).

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Employment by Location

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During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($155,494), Connecticut ($135,800), and Massachusetts ($127,995).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$67,644
AVERAGE WAGE
#199 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Tax preparers earned an average of $67,644, $83 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.558
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Tax preparers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.558, which is higher than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Tax preparers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Tax preparers and on wages for those in the field. Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services is the industry that employs the most Tax preparers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Tax preparers, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($173,401).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
89.3k
2023 Workforce
± 7,335
0.0751%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 11.6%

This graphic shows the share of Tax preparers employed by various industries. Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services employs the largest share of Tax preparers at 92.6%, followed by Public finance activities with 4.91% and uninformed with 1.33%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Tax preparers in the US. The workforce of Tax preparers in 2023 was 89,304 people, with 61.8% woman, and 38.2% men. The average age of male Tax preparers in the workforce is 47.6 and of female Tax preparers is 47.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tax preparers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Tax preparers in 2023 was 89,304 people, with 61.8% woman, and 38.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (9,198 people), 55 to 59 years (8,548  people), and 60 to 64 years (8,470 people). Among them they concentrated 29.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 17.3% of Tax preparers workers were Hispanic and 82.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (58.9%), Cuban (5.58)%, and Puerto Rican (5.53)%

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Races

In 2023, 64% of the Tax preparers workforce were White, of which 59.6% were women and 40.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.5%) and Two or More Races (10.2%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Tax preparers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Tax preparers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Business.

Among the necessary skills for Tax preparers, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tax preparers need more than the average amount of Mathematics.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Tax preparers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (27,478 people), Social Sciences (3,908 people), and Education (2,386 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Tax preparers workers were Bachelors Degree (30,266 people), Graduate Degree (19,314 people), and Some college (18,562 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Tax preparers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tax preparers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Tax Preparers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Tax Preparers are expected to see a growth of 4.24% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

4.24%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
4.02%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Tax preparers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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