Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are most often employed by the Insurance carriers & related activities industry. The average yearly wage for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators was $57,820 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators by wage are Postsecondary teachers, Speechlanguage pathologists and Firstline supervisors of correctional officers. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are part of the Business & financial operations occupations category, 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; Compliance officers; and Cost estimators.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are McLean County PUMA, IL, Hillsborough County (Central) PUMA, FL and Eau Claire & Chippewa (South) Counties PUMA, WI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are McLean County PUMA, IL, Kershaw, Richland (South) & Calhoun Counties PUMA, SC and Jacksonville City (Arlington) PUMA, FL.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators and on wages and locations for those in the field. Insurance carriers & related activities is the industry that employs the most Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, by average wage, is Employment services. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are paid most in Alachua County (Outer) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in McLean County PUMA, IL.
Demographic information on Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in the US. The average age of male Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in the workforce is 43.6 and of female Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators is 43.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators is White.
Data on higher education choices for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators is Business but a relatively high number of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators hold a major in Natural Resources & Conservation.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Programming, and Management of Material Resources.
Projections on wages and job growth for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are expected to see a growth of -1.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.