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	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	Financial Examiners	Compliance Officers	Accountants and Auditors
SUMMARY	52% Moderate Risk	23% Low Risk	25% Low Risk	39% Low Risk	39% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	2.7/10	5.3/10	5.9/10	5.5/10	5.2/10
POLLING	60% (High Risk, Based on 61 votes)	54% (Moderate Risk, Based on 45 votes)	53% (Moderate Risk, Based on 39 votes)	45% (Moderate Risk, Based on 105 votes)	66% (High Risk, Based on 7,029 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-1.8%	3.1%	18.5%	3.0%	4.6%
WAGES	$59,740 or $28.72 per hour	$80,190 or $38.55 per hour	$90,400 or $43.46 per hour	$78,420 or $37.70 per hour	$81,680 or $39.27 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	53,530	127,450	62,830	397,770	1,448,290
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.	Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.	Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.	Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.	Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

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