Appraisers of Personal and Business Property Career, Salary and Skills
No national wage record is published for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Occupation description
Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.
O*NET code
13-2022.00
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Salary data is not available for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Writing | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Speaking | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Active Listening | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Active Learning | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Time Management | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Mathematics | 2.88 | 3.25 |
Typical tasks
- Write descriptions of the property being appraised.
- Determine the appropriate type of valuation to make, such as fair market, replacement, or liquidation, based on the needs of the property owner.
- Document physical characteristics of property such as measurements, quality, and design.
- Calculate the value of property based on comparisons to recent sales, estimated cost to reproduce, and anticipated property income streams.
- Locate and record data on sales of comparable property using specialized software, internet searches, or personal records.
- Write and submit appraisal reports for property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment.
- Inspect personal or business property.
- Create and maintain a database of completed appraisals.
Technology
- Ascend Property Assessment
- Bruno Realty eNeighboorhoods
- Computer assisted mass appraisal CAMA software
- Cost estimating software
- CPR Visual Estimator
- HP 49G+ Appraiser Fee Calculator
- Mass appraisal records system MARS
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.