Also called: Income Tax Analyst
Calculates how much income tax a company should report in its financial statements each quarter.
You gather numbers from 20 countries, calculate the company's tax expense and explain to the controller why the tax rate jumped this quarter.
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; master's in taxation helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting, Taxation.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks accountants.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Provision software and AI automate quarterly tax calculations; teams need fewer analysts to roll the numbers forward.
Classes: Accounting, AP Statistics, Computer applications, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2011.
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