It's Tax Day: What are the top tax-related job titles, universities and skills for job seekers who love April 15?

It’s April 15, otherwise known as the Internal Revenue Service’s tax filing deadline in the United States.

Surely you’ve involved yourself in sorting out your own taxes — and if you looked for a job last year, you may even be entitled to a few interesting deductions — but have you ever thought about a career in the industry that deals with tax season head on?

According to a review of Monster data, here are a few of the top job titles related to the industry that reviews, consults on, files and assesses tax returns:

• Tax Manager
• Tax Accountant
• Tax Analyst
• Tax Specialist
• Certified Public Accountant
• Tax Consultant
• Tax Preparer
• Compensation Coordinator
• Tax Attorney
• Payroll Specialist

And if you’re gearing up for a college decision and want to go into this industry, the following are a list of universities from which people in this industry tend to graduate:

• California State University
• CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
• DePaul University
• Georgia State University
• Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University
• Strayer University
• University of Houston
• University of Texas at Dallas
• University of Phoenix

And what skills should you pursue? These are top skills among those in the profession:

• Tax Returns
• Intuit Quickbooks
• Financial Reporting
• General Ledger Accounting
• Financial Statements
• Bookkeeping
• Payroll Tax
• Sales Tax
• Financial Analysis
• Tax Accounting