Vocational Programs for Tax Preparers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
82K	$27.96	$58,160

The role of Tax Preparers is to prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses. The average annual wage of the occupations is $58,160 and $28 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Tax Preparers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 81,650 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Tax Preparers is $11,914. The average length of the programs is 903 hours and the average completion time is 9.91 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Tax Preparers Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Tax Preparers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Tax Preparers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Accounting	305	$13,574	$905	1,203 Hours	11.25 Months
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	639	$10,253	$820	602 Hours	8.56 Months
Taxation	32	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Tax Preparers

The following 863 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Tax Preparers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.