Builds and runs the software and data systems that tax departments use.
You automate a spreadsheet process that took a week into a five-minute script and set up new tax software.
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 in accounting or information systems.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting Information Systems, Computer Science.
Growing much faster than average. Growing fast as tax departments automate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Demand grows as tax teams adopt AI and automation; the person who builds and runs those systems is the one hired.
Classes: Computer science, Accounting, AP Statistics, Data science elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1211.
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