Business and Financial Operations Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages O*NET task lead SOC 13-1032

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

O*NET task statements lead this Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage card before OEWS pay; neighboring titles include Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Specialists, All Other, Management Analysts, Insurance Underwriters.

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Same-major-group titles next to Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage: Financial and Investment Analysts ($103K) , Financial Specialists, All Other ($81K) , Management Analysts ($102K) , Insurance Underwriters ($81K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 13-1032 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident
  2. 2. Review repair cost estimates with automobile repair shop to secure agreement on cost of repairs
  3. 3. Examine damaged vehicle to determine extent of structural, body, mechanical, electrical, or interior damage
  4. 4. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimates and recommendations
  5. 5. Estimate parts and labor to repair damage, using standard automotive labor and parts cost manuals and knowledge of automotive repair
  6. 6. Determine salvage value on total-loss vehicle
  7. 7. Arrange to have damage appraised by another appraiser to resolve disagreement with shop on repair cost

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage: O*NET ranks Writing first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 13-1032 - lead skill Writing at 3.8 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Writing 3.8
  2. 2. Speaking 3.8
  3. 3. Reading Comprehension 3.5
  4. 4. Active Listening 3.5
  5. 5. Critical Thinking 3.4
  6. 6. Time Management 3.3
  7. 7. Judgment and Decision Making 3.1
  8. 8. Social Perceptiveness 3.0

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.2
  2. 2. English Language 3.8
  3. 3. Computers and Electronics 3.4
  4. 4. Mechanical 3.2
  5. 5. Administrative 3.1
  6. 6. Education and Training 3.0
National median after O*NET task lead
$78,240
/year · 7 published task lines above
Lead task: Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident
$78K
National median
↓ -8%
Growth 2024-2034
500
Annual openings
11,560
Estimated US jobs
Financial and Investment Analysts
Highest-pay peer · $103K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Postsecondary nondegree award

Top Paying States for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

1. Oregon $83,270
2. South Carolina $86,680
3. Maryland $82,870
4. Pennsylvania $95,720
5. Oklahoma $82,340
6. New Jersey $94,280
7. Utah $82,570
8. Arizona $86,030
9. Connecticut $89,740
10. Kentucky $97,950

Other Business and Financial Operations Occupations titles

  1. 1. Management Analysts $101,860
  2. 2. Financial and Investment Analysts $102,740
  3. 3. Insurance Underwriters $81,370
  4. 4. Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $82,890
  5. 5. Financial Specialists, All Other $81,100
  6. 6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other $83,050

O*NET publishes 7 leading task statements for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage (SOC 13-1032). The national OEWS median is $78,240 inside Business and Financial Operations Occupations. Same-group neighbors: Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Specialists, All Other, Management Analysts, Insurance Underwriters. Lead published task: Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident.

Employment Projections expect -8% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 500 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Oregon at $83,270. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Financial and Investment Analysts at $102,740. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage pay-rank #19 in Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage sits at pay-rank #19 of 32 detailed Business and Financial Operations Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 13-1032 · national median $78,240 · middle third of Business and Financial Operations Occupations (#19/32). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 13-1032

Oregon · top state for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

$83K published median

South Carolina · #2 state pay

$87K · behind Oregon

Financial and Investment Analysts

Highest-pay peer vs Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · $103K

Financial Specialists, All Other

Lower-pay peer beside Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · $81K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage mid-table among Business and Financial Operations Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #19 of 32 detailed Business and Financial Operations Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists ($78K), Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators ($78K), Cost Estimators ($79K), Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists ($79K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What do insurance appraisers, auto damage do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. Leading ones include: 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. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for insurance appraisers, auto damage? ▼
For SOC 13-1032, O*NET importance scores lead with Writing (3.8), Speaking (3.8), Reading Comprehension (3.5), Active Listening (3.5). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Computers and Electronics. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $78,240 as the national median for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. The published 10th-90th range is $58,360 to $101,590. Beside Financial and Investment Analysts ($102,740), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage is -8%. Projected annual openings: about 500. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage? ▼
BLS assigns Postsecondary nondegree award as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage? ▼
Oregon ($83,270), South Carolina ($86,680), Maryland ($82,870) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 13-1032. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics