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Tax inspector

#70Declining
5/5

Key facts

−1%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −1% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Government tax and excise officials (ISCO 3352). Government tax and excise officials examine tax returns, bills of sale and other documents to determine the type and amount of taxes, duties and other types of fees to be paid by individuals or businesses, referring exceptional or important cases to accountants, senior government officials or managers.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

19 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • contributions advisor
  • council tax officer
  • enforcement agent
  • excise officer
  • fiscal advisor
  • government tax inspector
  • inspector of taxes
  • pecunary consultant
  • public funds inspector
  • revenue compliance officer
  • tax compliance agent
  • tax compliance officer
  • tax enforcement officer
  • tax inspector
  • tax officer
  • tax payment enforcement officer
  • tax specialist
  • taxation lawyer
  • taxpayer compliance officer

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $62,370
EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.