Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
FinanceO*NET 13-1032.00United States
Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations.
- Median annual earnings
- $77,837
- Projected change
- −4%
- Typical education
- Some college
- Employment
- 13.82K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
30.6% of the workforce
Growing to 13.27K by 2035
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The work
What insurance appraisers, auto damage do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident.
- Review repair cost estimates with automobile repair shop to secure agreement on cost of repairs.
- Examine damaged vehicle to determine extent of structural, body, mechanical, electrical, or interior damage.
- Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimates and recommendations.
- Estimate parts and labor to repair damage, using standard automotive labor and parts cost manuals and knowledge of automotive repair.
- Determine salvage value on total-loss vehicle.
- Arrange to have damage appraised by another appraiser to resolve disagreement with shop on repair cost.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $57,488
- 25th percentile
- $64,356
- 50th percentile
- $77,837
- 75th percentile
- $92,056
- 90th percentile
- $103,010
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $77,837 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
−4%projected to decline
202513,821 jobs
2035 projected13,265 jobs
556 fewer positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Some college
- 30.6%
- Certificate
- 28.8%
- High school diploma or less
- 23.9%
- Associate degree
- 15.2%
- Bachelor's degree
- 1.5%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Quality Control Analysis
- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Collision Estimators4,207 postings
- 02Estimators1,127 postings
- 03Auto Appraisers502 postings
- 04Auto Body Estimators349 postings
- 05Managers-in-Training302 postings
- 06Auto Damage Adjusters189 postings
- 07Auto Damage Appraisers189 postings
- 08Auto Damage Trainees186 postings
- 09Field Auto Adjusters162 postings
- 10Body Shop Estimators156 postings
- 11Collision Center Estimators156 postings
- 12Claims Appraisers132 postings
- 13Auto Collision Estimators121 postings
- 14Physical Damage Appraisers111 postings
- 15Automotive Estimators110 postings
- 16Field Appraisers87 postings
- 17Field Staff Appraisers77 postings
- 18Appraisers60 postings
- 19Damage Appraisers58 postings
- 20Collision Repair Estimators57 postings
Top employers
- 01Caliber Holdings1,042 postings
- 02Boyd Group International849 postings
- 03Caliber765 postings
- 04Crash Champions713 postings
- 05Gerber Collision & Glass636 postings
- 06Allstate392 postings
- 07Geico366 postings
- 08Caliber Collision281 postings
- 09Gerber Payroll Services260 postings
- 10Sedgwick221 postings
- 11Tesla184 postings
- 12USAA116 postings
- 13Gerber Collision108 postings
- 14Jhcc Holdings106 postings
- 15Auto-Owners Insurance102 postings
- 16State Farm96 postings
- 17National General95 postings
- 18Classic Collision77 postings
- 19Master Collision Repair72 postings
- 20Travelers57 postings
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