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Loan Officers vs Tax Preparers

Compare Loan Officers and Tax Preparers side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Loan Officers pays about $22k more.

Loan Officers

Median pay$77k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureHigh 76%, modeled
EducationBachelor's
Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWriting

Tax Preparers

Median pay$55k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureHigh 83%, modeled
EducationHigh school
Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingSpeakingActive Learning
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.