Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
Uses property inspection, structural condition, code awareness, defects, documentation, and owner explanations.
Why it fits
Fits appraisers with land-use depth using property data, zoning, community trends, reports, and public presentations.
Why it fits
Directly reuses property valuation, market conditions, inspections, reports, regulations, and owner communication.
Why it fits
Applies building components, repair costs, materials, site conditions, estimates, and written justification.
Why it fits
Applies local market knowledge, property condition, comparable sales, client advice, contracts, and valuation judgment.
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
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Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
Moderate Risk (41-60%): This occupation may be meaningfully affected by automation. Some parts of the role may be suitable for AI, software, or robotics, while others still rely on human skill, judgement, trust, or real-world context. People in this range may benefit from building skills that complement automation and reduce replacement risk.
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Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
Decision-making and problem solving
Quite importantWhy this matters
Communicating with people outside the organization
Quite importantWhy this matters
Consulting and advising others
Quite importantWhy this matters
What users think
Based on 66 votes
Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 42% chance of automation.
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What is the likelihood that Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors was $65,420 ($31 per hour).
The median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors was 32.2% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
Growth
The number of 'Property Appraisers and Assessors' job openings is expected to rise 3.8% by 2034
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 59,070 people employed as 'Property Appraisers and Assessors' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Property Appraisers and Assessors'.
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Job description
Appraise real estate, exclusively, and estimate its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.
O*NET-SOC code: 13-2023.00
What people are saying (4)
They also need to measure homes to ANSI standards and provide the year a property was updated, or if it was not updated at all. When I say "detailed information", I mean the following:
- 3” vs 6” trim or crown molding
- Custom crown molding
- Slate or marble tile vs builder grade
- Custom cabinets vs builder grade
- Level 1-5 granite/quartz/marble countertops
- Frigidaire appliances vs Wolf/Viking/Subzero
- Handscraped, engineered wood or Luxury Vinyl Plank floors
- 2x4 construction or 2x6
- Insulation types
In the end, the biggest factors for appraisals come down to the quality and condition of the subject property relative to its comparables. Even with all the detailed information laid out for a computer to analyze, it still has to choose comparables, which it can't do based on data points alone.
It would need to be able to identify quality and condition similarities, which is where Zillow and all AVMs have failed so far. This is something that, so far, only a trained appraiser can do.
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