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Description
Employment insurance and revenue officers administer and enforce laws and regulations related to tax revenue, employment insurance and other government benefit services. They are employed by government agencies.
Job Titles
- Appeal officer – taxation
- Collection officer – taxation
- Excise tax collection supervisor
- Excise tax collector
- Revenue agent
- Revenue officer
- Tax appeal officer
- Tax collection officer
- Tax investigator
- Tax officer
- Tax recovery officer
- Taxation investigator
- Taxation officer
Main Duties
- Audit accounting records to determine income, exemptions, payable taxes, compliance with reporting regulations and existence of fraud
- Examine accounting systems and internal controls of organizations
- Provide advice on reporting and evaluation methods for goods subject to taxation
- Prepare briefs and assist in searching and seizing records, and in preparing charges for court cases.
Workplaces
- Government agencies
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Decision Making
- Digital Literacy
- Numeracy
- Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension
Abilities
- Numerical Ability
- Deductive Reasoning
- Fluency of Ideas
- Inductive Reasoning
- Mathematical Reasoning
Personal Attributes
- Adaptability
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
- Concern for Others
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- Financial auditors and accountants (11100)
- Other financial officers (11109)
- Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration (40011)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be moderate for Employment insurance and revenue officers (12104) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Employment insurance and revenue officers in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 1,150 people work in this occupation.
- Employment insurance and revenue officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): more than 95%
- 78% of employment insurance and revenue officers work all year, while 22% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 27% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 73% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 40% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor’s degree: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $25.00 | $30.77 | $39.42 |
| Canada | $25.00 | $32.00 | $47.39 |
Training
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More Info
View the full occupational profile with details on work characteristics, interests, employment requirements and more on the Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) website.
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