Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

Also called: Appraiser, Automobile Appraiser (Auto Appraiser), Automobile Damage Appraiser (Auto Damage Appraiser)

Career Cluster: Finance
What they do:
Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.
On the job, you would:
  • 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.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • computers and electronics
  • mechanical
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
  • administrative services
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • talking to others
  • writing things for co-workers or customers
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative
  • Self Control
  • Concern for Others
  • Dependability
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Project management software
  • Cost estimating software
  • Web-Est estimating software
Electronic mail software
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
EDUCATION


some college or certificate after high school
usually needed
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $100,240.00
Median: $74,520.00
Low: $56,890.00
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