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Real estate appraiser

Rank: 8 of 50
Top job in field: Collateral Appraiser II

 

 

GRADES:

Stress: A   /   Flexibility: B   /   Difficulty: B

 

Average pay: $66,216

 

Salary

Total compensation
(includes bonus)

75% in this career make more than:

$53,329

$57,279

50% in this career make more than:

$60,681

$63,818

25% in this career make more than:

$68,848

$73,809

Top potential compensation (5% make more):

 

$130,128

 

10-year job growth: 22.78%

Total jobs 2004:

101,693

Forecast 2014:

124,857

Average annual growth (including new jobs and net replacement):

4,498

 

Career description

Appraise real property to determine its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.

 

Real Estate Appraiser

Why it's great The housing boom has meant beaucoup bucks for appraisers in recent years, but the field hasn't gotten as crowded as real estate brokerage.

And because valuations are needed whenever any property is sold, mortgaged, insured, taxed or developed, there's going to be work even when the market slows. A quarter of appraisers have steady nine-to-five government gigs assessing property for tax purposes.

 

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