Also called: SALT Manager
Manages a company's taxes across all 50 states and thousands of cities, which each have their own rules.
You figure out whether selling software in Texas means paying Texas sales tax, handle an audit from New York and plan for a new state law.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in accounting; CPA.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting, Taxation.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks accountants.
Medium risk for 10 years. Tax engines track thousands of state and city rates automatically; managing audits, nexus questions and planning stays human.
Classes: Accounting, U.S. Government, Computer applications, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2011.
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