Tax preparers

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2022 Workforce

89.2k

Average Age

47.8

Average Salary

$63,816

Average Male Salary

$84,409

Average Female Salary

$51,019

About

Tax preparers are most often employed by the Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services industry. The average yearly wage for Tax preparers was $63,816 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Tax preparers are Jasper and Beaufort (West) Counties--Bluffton and Hilton Head Cities PUMA, SC, Oneida, Lincoln, Vilas, Langlade & Forest Counties PUMA, WI, and Oakland County (South Central)--Farmington & Southfield Area PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Tax preparers are Jasper and Beaufort (West) Counties--Bluffton and Hilton Head Cities PUMA, SC, Oneida, Lincoln, Vilas, Langlade & Forest Counties PUMA, WI, and San Diego County (North & East)--Fallbrook, Alpine & Valley Center PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Tax preparers workforce. Tax preparers workforce in 2022 was 89,170 people, of which 61.7% were women and 38.3% 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 Jasper and Beaufort (West) Counties--Bluffton and Hilton Head Cities PUMA, SC.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

34,174

Male Workforce

± 4.54k

54,996

Female Workforce

± 5.76k

The Tax preparers workforce in 2022 was 89,170 people (61.7% women and 38.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.82% between 2014 (83,475) and 2022 (89,170).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Tax preparers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($126,646), Massachusetts ($119,460), and Connecticut ($115,513).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$63,816

AVERAGE WAGE

#219 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Tax preparers earned an average of $63,816, $867 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Tax preparers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

In 2022, Tax preparers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.562, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Tax preparers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Tax preparers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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 Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. ($196,810).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

89.2k

2022 Workforce

± 7,329

2.51%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.4%

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 93.8%, followed by Public finance activities with 5.07% and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments with 1.09%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tax preparers in the US. The workforce of Tax preparers in 2022 was 89,170 people, with 61.7% woman, and 38.3% men. The average age of male Tax preparers in the workforce is 47.7 and of female Tax preparers is 47.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tax preparers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Tax preparers in 2022 was 89,170 people, with 61.7% woman, and 38.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (9,124 people), 60 to 64 years (8,749 people), and 30 to 34 years (8,610 people). Among them they concentrated 29.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 16.4% of Tax preparers workers were Hispanic and 83.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (84.5%), Dominican (8.12)%, and Puerto Rican (7.35)%

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Races

In 2022, 67.3% 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 Asian (8.63%).

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 2022 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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (27,241 people), Social Sciences (3,971 people), and Education (2,314 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Tax preparers workers were Bachelors Degree (30,397 people), Graduate Degree (18,951 people), and Some college (18,728 people).

The graphic shows the Tax preparers workforce by gender and educational level.

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.