AUSTIN, Texas — The Internal Revenue Service has more than 2,100 job positions open in Austin ahead of the upcoming tax season.

The agency is looking to hire clerks, data transcribers, and tax examining technicians. Day and nighttime shifts are available.

The IRS describes the available Austin positions as follows:

• Tax Examining Technicians who provide assistance to taxpayer questions and research tax data. Applications for these jobs will be taken until March 23, 2020. Starting pay is $14.76-$16.52 hourly. Look for announcement number: 20CW1-WIX0035-0592-05-JD
• Data Transcribers (Data Entry Clerks) who review documents and route correspondence for processing. They interpret taxpayer's intent from available data and complete the document in the required format, prepare documents for scanning and perform original entry and/or data validation functions. Applications for these jobs will be taken until April 9, 2020. Starting pay is $12.05-$14.76. Look for announcement number 20CW6-WIX0010-0356-2T4-CS.
• Clerks who maintain records, handle incoming and outgoing mail, maintain tracking records and logs, locate and file records and other clerical duties. Applications for these jobs will be taken until April 9, 2020. Starting pay is $12.05-$14.76. Look for announcement number 20CW6-WIX0009-0300-2T4-CS.

To apply, create a profile at usajobs.gov. Then visit the IRS page on jobs.irs.gov/USAJOBS and look for the job announcement number.

Applicants who have questions can email the IRS Austin Recruitment Team at WI.Austin.SP.Hiring@irs.gov.