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Series 0512

Internal Revenue Agent

Revenue agents who audit the tax returns of businesses and individuals to determine what they owe. Accounting coursework is required. Most jobs are with the Internal Revenue Service.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0500 Accounting and Budget Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months
67
Open now
0
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before)
Rising (+58%)
Demand score
52/100
Remote opportunity score
Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score
6/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-5 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

GS pay plan, used by 85% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$106,437 to $172,980 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public
6%
Federal employees and other special groups only
94%
Listed a veterans hiring path
0%
Telework eligible (open now)
No postings open now
Fully remote (open now)
No postings open now

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

  1. Department of the Treasury (60)
  2. Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (7)

Top states

  1. Texas (56)
  2. Georgia (50)
  3. New York (49)
  4. California (47)
  5. Arizona (46)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in March, June, and August and are lowest in December and November.

Typical postings for series 0512 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month Compared with an average month
January 5% above average
February 8% below average
March 25% above average
April About average
May About average
June 21% above average
July 6% above average
August 12% above average
September 7% below average
October 7% below average
November 21% below average
December 24% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 0512 by fiscal year
Fiscal year Postings
FY 2018 212
FY 2019 411
FY 2020 560
FY 2021 556
FY 2022 302
FY 2023 209
FY 2024 206
FY 2025 28
FY 2026 63

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0512 opened each month
Month Postings
Dec 2025 0
Jan 2026 0
Feb 2026 0
Mar 2026 0
Apr 2026 0
May 2026 5
Jun 2026 7
Jul 2026 14
Aug 2026 21
Sep 2026 16
Oct 2026 4
Nov 2026 (month to date) 0

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.