Tax Manager
Impact: Problem-solving and innovation
Oversee tax compliance, planning, and strategy for an organization, ensuring adherence to tax laws and minimizing liabilities.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 42% Team / 58% Solo
- Client facing
- Rarely
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- 10-20% domestic
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40-45 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $71,000
- Entry-level
- $60,000
- Senior
- $134,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Very Low
- Salary growth potential
- High to 123% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Accounting Software
- Valuation
- Python (Finance)
- Financial Modeling
- Risk Management
Soft skills
- Problem-solving
- Critical Thinking
- Creativity
Technical complexity: Very High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 4-6 years
- Years to senior
- 10-13 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Entry Level
- Mid Level
- Senior Level
- Lead/Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 28% to moderate risk due to specialized skills
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7.8/10
- Meaning
- 6.7/10
- Work-life balance
- 6.8/10
- Prestige
- 7.6/10
- Social perception
- Moderate