💡 Why it matters: Tax rules are complicated and keep changing. Tax consultants help businesses and families follow the law and avoid costly mistakes.
🌍 Around the world
- Nigeria: Nigeria is working to collect more tax and rules keep changing.
- United States: Jobs for accountants and auditors (closest category) are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, faster than average (US Bureau of Labor Statistics).
💰 What it can pay
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Starting out
- ₦2M – ₦5M
- Mid-career
- ₦6M – ₦14M
- Senior
- ₦14M – ₦32M
≈ ₦500k – ₦1.2M a month mid-career. Indicative estimate by Incusim.
🇺🇸 United States
Closest US category: Accountants and auditors. Median pay; low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
🇨🇦 Canada
Indicative mid-career range (our estimate, not yet checked against an official source). Incusim estimate
Yearly pay before tax. UK, US and Canada figures come from the official sources named on each card. Nigeria has no official salary survey, so those are our indicative estimates. Real pay depends on the employer, the place, your skills and experience.
🛠️ What you actually do
- Work out taxes owed by companies and people
- File returns on time with tax bodies
- Advise on legal ways to lower tax
- Handle questions from tax officials
- Keep up with new tax rules
⚡ Skills you'll need
- Attention to detail
- Maths
- Honesty
- Communication
- Research
Get ready at school
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Start in a tax or accounting firm
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Some firms recruit school and college leavers with A-levels into trainee tax adviser roles
- Tax apprenticeships (levels 4 to 7)
🇺🇸 United States
- Start as a tax preparer or junior accountant
- Work in a tax firm during busy season while studying
🇨🇦 Canada
- Start as a junior tax preparer or accounting clerk
- Co-op placements at accounting firms
🗺️ Your path to this career
- 1Study Accounting, Maths and Commerce
- 2Take an accounting or taxation degree
- 3Join a tax or accounting firm
- 4Pass professional tax or accountancy exams
- 5Become a senior tax adviser or partner
⏰ A day in the life
You review a small company's sales records to prepare their tax return. You find a cost they forgot to claim, update the figures and send them a short note with the new deadline.