Property appraisers and assessors

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2020 Workforce

75.7k

Average Age

49.5

Average Salary

$70,354

Average Male Salary

$78,043

Average Female Salary

$57,444

About

Property appraisers and assessors are most often employed by the Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate industry. The average yearly wage for Property appraisers and assessors was $70,354 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Property appraisers and assessors by wage are Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Human resources workers, and Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists.

Property appraisers and assessors are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Property appraisers and assessors are Houston-Galveston Area Council (West) PUMA, TX, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach Cities PUMA, CA, and Columbus (Northwest), Upper Arlington & Grandview Heights Cities PUMA, OH. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Property appraisers and assessors are Houston-Galveston Area Council (West) PUMA, TX, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach Cities PUMA, CA, and Columbus (Northwest), Upper Arlington & Grandview Heights Cities PUMA, OH.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Property appraisers and assessors and on wages and locations for those in the field. Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate is the industry that employs the most Property appraisers and assessors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Property appraisers and assessors, by average wage, is Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services. Property appraisers and assessors are paid most in West Central Texas COG (Outside Taylor County) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Houston-Galveston Area Council (West) PUMA, TX.

Yearly Wage

$70,354

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,197

In 2020, Property appraisers and assessors earned an average of $70,354, $14,400 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Human resources workers make somewhat more than Property appraisers and assessors while Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Property appraisers and assessors as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.365

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Property appraisers and assessors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.365, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Property appraisers and assessors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Property appraisers and assessors.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Property appraisers and assessors

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Property appraisers and assessors.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Property appraisers and assessors, by number of employees, are Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate, Public finance activities, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Nondepository credit & related activities, Banking & related activities, Insurance carriers, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Other professional, scientific & technical services , and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Property appraisers and assessors, by average wage, are Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Industries by Share

75.7k

2020 Workforce

± 6,755

5.48%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.1%

The number of people employed as Property appraisers and assessors has been growing at a rate of 5.48%, from 71,804 people in 2019 to 75,739 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Property appraisers and assessors employed by various industries. Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate employs the largest share of Property appraisers and assessors at 29.4%, followed by Public finance activities with 27.7% and Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers with 23.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Property appraisers and assessors in the US. The average age of male Property appraisers and assessors in the workforce is 49.6 and of female Property appraisers and assessors is 49.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Property appraisers and assessors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

47.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,348

28.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,128

62.7% of Property appraisers and assessors are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Property appraisers and assessors.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Property appraisers and assessors

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

82.1% of Property appraisers and assessors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 5.06% of Property appraisers and assessors, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Property appraisers and assessors.

Age by Sex

49.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.57

49.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.91

The median age of Property appraisers and assessors is 49.5, and Male employees are generally 0.143 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Property appraisers and assessors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Property appraisers and assessors is Business but a relatively high number of Property appraisers and assessors hold a major in Agriculture.