IRS Overview

The work the IRS performs ensures that our nation has the funding it needs to carry out our goals and there’s more to a career with the IRS than you may have ever considered. The IRS is one of the nation’s largest and most diverse institutions with accounting and finance careers that rival those available in private industry and offers a host of other benefits that come with working for the Federal Government. This is a leading-edge organization with some of the most sophisticated IT systems and law enforcement positions available today.

There are countless career opportunities here beyond accounting and technology – from law to advocacy to human resources and much more. Whether you’re working in a field office or independently, full-time, part-time or seasonally, you can use your skills and grow your talents with the IRS. 

While you ensure success for our nation, the IRS will take care of your needs with outstanding benefits and resources. You’ll receive one of the most comprehensive benefits packages offered anywhere. What could be better? The IRS offers you:

• Cutting edge training and development keep our premiere workforce ahead of the curve
• A challenging career where you can put your skills to immediate use
• A tuition assistance program that is available to help you further your career
• The security and flexibility of a federal benefits package with health and life insurance
• Generous paid vacation and sick leave
• Competitive salary, bonuses and incentive awards
• Portable retirement savings account
• Job locations across the country
• Great work/ life balance 

Fast track your career path with the IRS. Because of the breadth of professional opportunities we have available – and the level of talent we recruit and wish to keep on board and develop – we encourage people to advance their careers within the agency. That could mean promotions within one field, or exploring different areas and developing a suite of talents. From procurement to engineering, budgeting to statistics, economics to finance, you can build your own unique, diverse career at the IRS.

There is an incredibly high level of upward mobility within the IRS. In fact, the IRS is in the top 50 in Business Week’s annual list of Best Places to Launch a Career – and one of only four federal agencies that made the list. Opportunities to grow and continue developing professionally make fast tracking your career a reality for our workforce.

Visit www.jobs.irs.gov to learn more about employment opportunities at the IRS!

Here at the IRS, we are equally humbled and excited to be on the receiving end of a variety of awards, recognition and accolades — on behalf of our individuals and the agency as a whole. Below, you'll find some of the prestigious honors and acknowledgements we're proud to have achieved.

• Readers of Careers & the Disabled magazine selected IRS as number seven on a list of government agencies they believe provide a positive working environment for people with disabilities.
• IRS ranked fifth on Equal Opportunity Magazines 17th Annual Top 20 Government Agencies list.
• The Washingtonianlisted IRS as one of the 50 great places to work in Washington, D.C.
• IRS ranked 3rd in the HBCU Connect 2010 list of Top 50 Employers of HBCU students and graduates.