Appraisers & assessors of real estate

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2017 Workforce

68.7k

Average Age

49.5

Average Salary

$63,176

Average Male Salary

$71,888

Average Female Salary

$47,706

About

Appraisers & assessors of real estate are most often employed by the Real estate industry. The average yearly wage for Appraisers & assessors of real estate was $63,176 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Appraisers & assessors of real estate by wage are Social & community service managers, Registered nurses, and Millwrights.

Appraisers & assessors of real estate are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, 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, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Appraisers & assessors of real estate are Monroe County (South) PUMA, NY, Danbury, Ridgefield, Bethel, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Redding & Sherman Towns PUMA, CT, and Glendora, Claremont, San Dimas & La Verne Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Appraisers & assessors of real estate are South Texas Development Council (South) & Coastal Bend COG (West) PUMA, TX, Worcester & Middlesex Counties (Outside Leominster, Fitchburg & Gardner Cities) PUMA, MA, and Beltrami, Becker, Hubbard, Clearwater, Mahnomen & Lake of the Woods Counties PUMA, MN.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Appraisers & assessors of real estate and on wages and locations for those in the field. Real estate is the industry that employs the most Appraisers & assessors of real estate, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Appraisers & assessors of real estate, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments. Appraisers & assessors of real estate are paid most in Oyster Bay Town (North) & Glen Cove City PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in South Texas Development Council (South) & Coastal Bend COG (West) PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$63,176

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,918

In 2017, Appraisers & assessors of real estate earned an average of $63,176, $7,222 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Registered nurses make somewhat more than Appraisers & assessors of real estate while Social & community service managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Appraisers & assessors of real estate as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.364

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Appraisers & assessors of real estate had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.364, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Appraisers & assessors of real estate (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Appraisers & assessors of real estate.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Appraisers & assessors of real estate

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Appraisers & assessors of real estate.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Appraisers & assessors of real estate, by number of employees, are Real estate, Public finance activities, Banking & related activities, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Insurance carriers & related activities, Nondepository credit & related activities, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Construction, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Other professional, scientific & technical services , and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Appraisers & assessors of real estate, by average wage, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Hospitals, and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Industries by Share

68.7k

2017 Workforce

± 6,435

−1.45%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.4%

The number of people employed as Appraisers & assessors of real estate has been declining at a rate of −1.45%, from 69,736 people in 2016 to 68,728 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Appraisers & assessors of real estate employed by various industries. Real estate employs the largest share of Appraisers & assessors of real estate at 55.4%, followed by Public finance activities with 27.3% and Banking & related activities with 2.92%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Appraisers & assessors of real estate in the US. The average age of male Appraisers & assessors of real estate in the workforce is 50 and of female Appraisers & assessors of real estate is 48.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Appraisers & assessors of real estate is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

44k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,147

24.8k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,863

64% of Appraisers & assessors of real estate are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Appraisers & assessors of real estate.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Appraisers & assessors of real estate

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

86.3% of Appraisers & assessors of real estate are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 4.26% of Appraisers & assessors of real estate, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Appraisers & assessors of real estate.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.55

48.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.93

The median age of Appraisers & assessors of real estate is 49.5, and Male employees are generally 1.26 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Appraisers & assessors of real estate from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Appraisers & assessors of real estate is Business but a relatively high number of Appraisers & assessors of real estate hold a major in Agriculture.