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Grows with AI
Property appraisers and assessors
Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.
Among the careers AI is changing fastest: more resilient than 11% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +3.5% by 2035, faster than average.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $67,960
- Job growth to 2035
- +3.5%
- Openings a year
- 5,200
- People doing it (2025)
- 68,400
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree, then long on-the-job training
Where people already use AI for this work
- Explain financial information
- Gather information from physical or electronic sources
- Analyze market or industry conditions
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Evaluate condition of financial assets, property, or other resources
- Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets
- Examine financial activities, operations, or systems
What the work looks like
- 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.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
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- Food science techniciansGrows with AI, Index 52, +4.8%
- Civil engineering technologists and techniciansChanging shape, Index 17, +3.2%
- Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialistsGrows with AI, Index 27, +6.0%
Also known as: Appraiser, Art Appraiser, Jewelry Appraiser, Personal Property Appraiser, Accredited Appraiser, Aircraft Appraiser, Certified Appraiser, Gem and Jewelry Appraiser.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.