Appraisers of Personal and Business Property

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Injury and illness rates. For the broader group "Financial specialists", which includes this career (BLS did not publish enough cases for this exact occupation), employers reported 5.4 nonfatal injury and illness cases with days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers, compared with 94.6 for all U.S. workers; the median case kept the worker away 5 days (all workers: 8) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023-2024). Rates reflect the work setting as well as the occupation.

Union membership. In the broad group "Business and financial operations", which includes this career, 4.7% of wage and salary workers belong to a union (all U.S. workers: 10.0%); median weekly pay is $1,564 for union members and $1,657 for workers not in a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025). This is a group figure, not specific to appraisers of personal and business property.

Employer benefits. In the broad group "Management, business, and financial", which includes this career, 91% of civilian workers had access to an employer retirement plan, 94% had access to employer medical care benefits, and 97% had paid sick leave, 97% paid vacation and 96% paid holidays (all civilian workers: 75%, 74%, 83%, 77% and 79%) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, March 2026). This is a group figure, not specific to appraisers of personal and business property, and having access to a benefit does not mean every worker uses it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not endorsed this presentation. Employers spent about $89.14 per hour worked on total compensation for the occupational group "Management, business and financial" in June 2026 ($59.62 in wages and salaries and $29.52 in benefits, 33.1% of the total; all civilian workers: $49.46, with 31.6% in benefits) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).

Work environment. In O*NET's survey of workers in this occupation, the conditions most often placed at the two highest levels for appraisers of personal and business property are: e-mail (95%), determine tasks, priorities and goals (91%), importance of being exact or accurate (91%), telephone conversations (83%), impact of decisions on co-workers or company results (82%), contact with others (78%). Each percentage is the share of respondents choosing the top two levels for that condition (for example 'most of the time' or 'continually'), so it describes how common the condition is in the job, not how a particular workplace is (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).

Typical preparation. In O*NET's survey of workers in this occupation, for related work experience, the most common answer (39% of 23 respondents) was "over 4 years, up to and including 6 years"; for on-site or in-plant training, the most common answer (43% of 23 respondents) was "over 2 years, up to and including 4 years"; for on-the-job training, the most common answer (52% of 23 respondents) was "over 2 years, up to and including 4 years". These are what workers report is needed to do the job; employers' requirements and individual paths vary (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).

Related careers. O*NET lists these occupations as similar to appraisers of personal and business property in the work done and the skills used: Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate, Real Estate Brokers, Real Estate Sales Agents, Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage, Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products, Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, Loan Officers, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 PUMS (MajorPays' own estimates from the survey; Census is credited as the source of the original data and has not endorsed them); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; BLS Current Population Survey; BLS National Compensation Survey (employee benefits); HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (LCA disclosure data, FY2025). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; these agencies have not approved or endorsed them. See it interactively →