Also called: Digital Asset Tax Specialist
Figures out the taxes people and companies owe on Bitcoin, NFTs and other crypto activity.
A client made 4,000 crypto trades across six apps. You pull the records, sort out what counts as a gain and prepare the tax forms correctly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in accounting; CPA or Enrolled Agent; crypto knowledge.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting.
Growing faster than average. Growing with new IRS crypto reporting forms starting in 2025.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Crypto tax software now pulls wallet data and calculates gains automatically; specialists keep the messy, high-value cases.
Classes: Accounting, Computer science, Personal finance, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2011.
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