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13-2082 Tax Preparers
Occupational Description:
Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses. Excludes “Accountants and Auditors” (13-2011).
Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020
Geography
Employment
Emp SE*
Percentiles
Mean
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Southeast Minnesota
90
27
$19.64/hr
$10.80/hr
$12.00/hr
$17.54/hr
$26.06/hr
$31.31/hr
Leading Industries for Tax Preparers
Industry
OES Employment (Statewide)
OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Financial Activities
N/A
N/A
Professional and Business Services
1,350
$26.01/hr
Education and Health Services
N/A
N/A
Other Services
N/A
N/A
Other Regional Data for Tax Preparers
Geography
Employment
Median Wage
Projections
% Change 2016-2026
Northeast Balance of State
N/A
N/A
N/A
Northwest Minnesota
N/A
$23.52/hr
8.3%
Southwest Minnesota
N/A
$26.20/hr
22.4%
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
N/A
N/A
N/A
St Cloud MN MSA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Northwest Balance of State
N/A
$23.53/hr
N/A
Southwest Balance of State
N/A
$26.57/hr
N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
10
$16.59/hr
N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
30
$19.87/hr
N/A
Rochester MN MSA
50
$21.91/hr
N/A
Southeast Balance of State
50
$13.18/hr
N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA
50
$27.34/hr
N/A
Southeast Minnesota
90
$17.54/hr
12.5%
Northeast Minnesota
100
$14.95/hr
N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA
100
$15.29/hr
N/A
Central Minnesota
110
$29.74/hr
33.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
940
$27.05/hr
6.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
1,040
$27.35/hr
N/A
Minnesota
1,350
$26.02/hr
10.7%
Related Occupations
Occupations
Employment
Median Wage
Projections
% Change 2016-2026
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
1,170
$28.87/hr
2.6%
Insurance Underwriters
1,750
$35.09/hr
-8.4%
Loan Officers
8,550
$35.96/hr
8.1%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
9,240
$41.58/hr
4.0%
Bill and Account Collectors
4,120
$18.53/hr
-5.5%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
5,760
$20.35/hr
6.3%
Brokerage Clerks
2,050
$24.24/hr
1.6%
Credit Analysts
2,080
$36.21/hr
6.5%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
2,480
$24.85/hr
-1.2%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
29,260
$21.54/hr
-2.8%
Task for Tax Preparers
Consult tax law handbooks or bulletins to determine procedures for preparation of atypical returns.
Explain federal and state tax laws to individuals and companies.
Review financial records such as income statements and documentation of expenditures to determine forms needed to prepare tax returns.
Use all appropriate adjustments, deductions, and credits to keep clients' taxes to a minimum.
Answer questions and provide future tax planning to clients.
Furnish taxpayers with sufficient information and advice to ensure correct tax form completion.
Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on forms, following tax form instructions and tax tables.
Prepare or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
Check data input or verify totals on forms prepared by others to detect errors in arithmetic, data entry, or procedures.
Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on forms, following tax form instructions and tax tables.