Also called: Tax Examiners and Revenue Agents
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents build judgment and decision making, complex problem solving and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 87% | $50,670 | −19% | None |
| 2 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 87% | $54,210 | −13% | None |
| 3 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 86% | $58,260 | −7% | None |
| 4 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 85% | $50,080 | −20% | None |
| 5 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 83% | $78,000 | +25% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Brokerage Clerks | 82% | $65,750 | +5% | None |
| 7 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 81% | $76,590 | +23% | None |
| 8 | Compliance Officers | 81% | $80,730 | +29% | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Bill and Account Collectors | 81% | $47,030 | −25% | None |
| 10 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 80% | $55,570 | −11% | None |
Compared with Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, median $62,370. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
87% skill match · $50,670 · −19% pay
87% skill match · $54,210 · −13% pay
Social Perceptiveness · Service Orientation
86% skill match · $58,260 · −7% pay
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If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (87% skill match, median $50,670), Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs (87% skill match, median $54,210) and Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (86% skill match, median $58,260), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents at the median. The biggest increases: Administrative Services Managers (+83%, $114,130), Compliance Officers (+29%, $80,730) and Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (+26%, $78,660).
20 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.