Also called: Tax Auditor
Audits the tax returns of businesses and wealthy people for the federal government.
You visit a construction company to examine its books, question why its expenses are so high and decide how much tax it really owes.
Federal pay scale with good benefits.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's with at least 24-30 credit hours of accounting.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting, Finance.
Growing slowly. IRS hiring swings with federal budgets.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI picks which returns to audit and analyzes records faster; field audits of businesses and judging facts stay with agents.
Classes: Accounting, U.S. Government, AP Statistics, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2081.
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