Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (13-2081)

Occupation description:  Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 7179 11.31 23
United States 74,50080,000 7.4550 1,7502,300

Job outlook

  • Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is moderate with low employment opportunities. Read more.


2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a26.95n/a 14.5924.2544.59
Alaska 38.2540.6042.95 26.2242.9755.85
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 38.0840.2542.42 26.2243.3555.85

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
391 2.656.4 46.2
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation12
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation6
UI claimants previously working in occupation5
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 51
Number of job position postings 14
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 3.6

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Bachelor’s degree Work experience: None On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Pacific University
Accounting AA0
Accounting BA0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Charter College, Anchorage
Computerized Accounting AAS0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Charter College, Wasilla
Computerized Accounting AAS0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Ilisagvik College
Accounting AAS0
Accounting I Certificate1
Accounting II Certificate0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Accounting, AAS 0
Accounting, BBA 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak
Accounting, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage, Mat-Su
Accounting, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Accounting, BBA 0
Accounting, BBA 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka
Accounting, CT2 0