Appraiser
Impact: Financial valuation, market transparency, tax assessment
Appraise real estate, exclusively, and estimate its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 40% Team / 60% Solo
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate (Site visits are required, typically local or regional)
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $67,960
- Entry-level
- $60,000 - $70,000
- Senior
- $100,000 - $150,000
- Growth by 2033
- 3% (Average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High to 92% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Analytical software
- Database software
- Financial analysis software
- Map creation software
- Valuation methods
- Market analysis
- Report writing
- Property inspection
- Data collection
Soft skills
- Critical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Listening
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- Varies by State
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Trainee Appraiser
- Licensed Appraiser
- Certified Residential Appraiser
- Certified General Appraiser
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% to low risk due to human judgment, on-site inspection, and client relationship components
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.2/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 7/10
- Social perception
- High