Revenue Agents - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Federal, state, and local government tax offices

Outlook

Demand for this career is expected to grow more slowly than average. This is primarily due to budget cuts by the government. Some demand is created because the government needs tax examiners to help bring in revenue.

Openings will occur as current examiners leave this career.

Tax Examiners (CIS 100206)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	1,092 Small	&	0.4%	2.7%	>>>>	81 Very few
Champaign Area	21 Very small	&	4.8%	1.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	46 Very small	&	-2.2%	-1.2%	>>>>	4 Very few
Cook County	376 Small	&	0.0%	3.0%	>>>>	27 Very few
Decatur Area	10 Very small	&	0.0%	0.1%	>>>>	0 None
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	24 Very small	&	4.2%	4.0%	>>>>	2 Very few
Du Page County	32 Very small	&	0.0%	3.7%	>>>>	2 Very few
Edwardsville Area	20 Very small	&	5.0%	4.4%	>>>>	2 Very few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	12 Very small	&	0.0%	-2.2%	>>>>	0 None
Lake County	37 Very small	&	-2.7%	2.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	29 Very small	&	-3.4%	0.2%	>>>>	2 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	32 Very small	&	6.3%	5.1%	>>>>	2 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	41 Very small	&	0.0%	1.3%	>>>>	4 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	46 Very small	&	-4.3%	-1.6%	>>>>	4 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	50 Very small	&	-2.0%	1.8%	>>>>	4 Very few
Rockford Area	19 Very small	&	0.0%	2.4%	>>>>	2 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	31 Very small	&	0.0%	-0.3%	>>>>	2 Very few
Springfield Area	153 Small	&	-0.7%	-0.8%	>>>>	11 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	83 Small	&	-3.6%	0.2%	>>>>	6 Very few
Will County	16 Very small	&	12.5%	5.4%	>>>>	2 Very few
United States	57,600 Small	&	-1.9%	3.1%	>>>>	4,300 Very few