Tax examiner vs revenue collector

The differences between tax examiners and revenue collectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a tax examiner and a revenue collector. Additionally, a tax examiner has an average salary of $44,886, which is higher than the $33,908 average annual salary of a revenue collector.

The top three skills for a tax examiner include business tax returns, tax accounts and technical assistance. The most important skills for a revenue collector are customer service, motor vehicle, and driver license.

Tax examiner vs revenue collector overview

	Tax Examiner	Revenue Collector
Yearly salary	$44,886	$33,908
Hourly rate	$21.58	$16.30
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	40,004	5,944
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Tax examiner vs revenue collector salary

Tax examiners and revenue collectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tax Examiner	Revenue Collector
Average salary	$44,886	$33,908
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $64,000	Between $21,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	Maine	-
Best paying company	Pwc	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between tax examiner and revenue collector education

There are a few differences between a tax examiner and a revenue collector in terms of educational background:

	Tax Examiner	Revenue Collector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Tax examiner vs revenue collector demographics

Here are the differences between tax examiners' and revenue collectors' demographics:

	Tax Examiner	Revenue Collector
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%	Male, 34.7% Female, 65.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 9.2% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 8.8% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between tax examiner and revenue collector duties and responsibilities

Tax examiner example responsibilities.

Train new hires by performing OJT.
Supervise for AML policies, complaint resolution.
Complete client month end close checklist and treasury adjustment analysis and resolution.
Assist in development of regulations and DOR publications regarding the estate tax.
Collect facts from appeals to decide if participants have resolved their financial or criminal issues.
Create new procedures, policies and directives and provide both classroom and OJT instruction to team.

Revenue collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Utilize various skip-tracing services such as Accurint and TheWorkNumber in order to locate consumers and verify employment for account recovery purposes.

Tax examiner vs revenue collector skills

Common tax examiner skills

Business Tax Returns, 23%
Tax Accounts, 14%
Technical Assistance, 8%
Income Tax Returns, 6%
Sound Judgment, 6%
Corrective Action, 5%

Common revenue collector skills

Customer Service, 30%
Motor Vehicle, 12%
Driver License, 8%
DMV, 7%
Business Licenses, 6%
Property Tax Payments, 6%