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Tax Preparers

Occupation · SOC 2018 13-2082 · United States

SOC 2018 code
13-2082
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
499
FY2025
56
Median offered wage
$65,000
Certified (last three years)
80.0%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$65,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Tax Preparers (SOC 13-2082). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Tax Preparers

2856FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2856FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200812
FY200910
FY201029
FY201121
FY201227
FY201317
FY201413
FY201536
FY201630
FY201725
FY201819
FY201929
FY202020
FY202129
FY202223
FY202323
FY202441
FY202556
FY2026*39
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*002316
FY2025212528
FY2024012020
FY202334214
FY20224649
FY2021201611
FY202021413
FY2019101315
FY201800910
FY201700223
FY201601245
FY201502313
FY201400121
FY201300170
FY201201260
FY201100174
FY201000245
FY20090091
FY200800012

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Grace Williams CPA, PC20
  2. Yin Lu CPA, PC18
  3. Tritech Services, Inc.15
  4. Simkin CPA, LLC12
  5. Amazon.com Services LLC10
  6. Pupilo Agency, Inc8
  7. Alexey 27 Financial Services, Inc8
  8. Deloitte Tax LLP8
  9. Sasserath & Zoraian, LLP6
  10. KVB Partners, Inc.5
  11. Pupilo Agency, Inc.4
  12. RSM Mcgladrey, Inc.4

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Tax Preparers: applications by worksite state

1+3+4+8+23+
1+3+4+8+23+
Data table
StateApplications
NY100
TX90
CA54
FL50
GA33
NJ24
VA23
MP13
MA12
WA11
IL10
AZ9
MN8
AL7
NC7
PA6
IN5
CT5
ID4
MD3
KS3
OR3
NH3
OH3
DC3
CO2
SC2
MO2
MI1
MS1
ME1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ117
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX54
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL31
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA30
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX24
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA24
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV23
  8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA12
  9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA11
  10. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA10

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $65,000; middle half $53,000 to $74,485 · median prevailing wage $52,416 (marker) · 51 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I15
  2. Level II23
  3. Level III13
  4. Level IV16
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Tax Preparer84
  2. Tax Associate28
  3. Tax Specialist22
  4. Tax Preparers14
  5. Staff Accountant12
  6. Tax Staff11
  7. Tax Supervisor8
  8. Tax Accountant6