Career profile · SOC 13-2022.00

Appraisers of Personal and Business Property

Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.

Appraisers of Personal and Business Property appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.62 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Active Listening, Speaking.

AI exposure
6.2/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £39,634 a year for Estimators, valuers and assessors (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £32,274 to £51,360 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3541). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Appraisers of Personal and Business Property, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹31,909 a month
Rural India
₹18,966 a month
All India
₹26,175 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

How to get here in India

No single fixed route is listed for this career. These Indian degrees lead to it, according to the US CIP–SOC education-to-occupation crosswalk; open a degree for its entrance exams and colleges.[1]

  • Accounting — B.Com / B.Com (Hons) with an accounting focus (three or four years)
    Entrance exams: CA Foundation, CUET-UG
  • Commerce (B.Com) — B.Com (three years)
    Entrance exams: CUET-UG
  • Finance — B.Com (Hons) or B.Com in Accounting and Finance (three or four years)
    Entrance exams: CUET-UG, IPMAT

Rules change: check the exam body's and regulator's current notice before you apply.

Sources:
  1. CIP 2020 – SOC 2018 crosswalk (NCES / BLS) (read on 2026-09-27)

Top skills

Reading Comprehension Critical Thinking Writing Active Listening Speaking Active Learning Judgment and Decision Making Time Management Complex Problem Solving Mathematics

Knowledge you'll build

  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative
  • Administration and Management
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Law and Government

What you'd actually do

  • Write descriptions of the property being appraised.
  • Determine the appropriate type of valuation to make, such as fair market, replacement, or liquidation, based on the needs of the property owner.
  • Document physical characteristics of property such as measurements, quality, and design.
  • Calculate the value of property based on comparisons to recent sales, estimated cost to reproduce, and anticipated property income streams.
  • Locate and record data on sales of comparable property using specialized software, internet searches, or personal records.
  • Write and submit appraisal reports for property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment.

Tools & technology you'd use

Microsoft Access hot Microsoft Excel hot Microsoft Office software hot Microsoft Outlook hot Microsoft PowerPoint hot Microsoft Windows hot Microsoft Word hot Yardi software hot Ascend Property Assessment Bruno Realty eNeighboorhoods Computer assisted mass appraisal CAMA software Cost estimating software

Frequently asked questions

What does Appraisers of Personal and Business Property do?

Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.

What skills does Appraisers of Personal and Business Property need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Active Listening, Speaking, Active Learning. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace Appraisers of Personal and Business Property?

Our AI-durability model gives Appraisers of Personal and Business Property a score of 0.62 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

How hard is it to enter this field?

Appraisers of Personal and Business Property has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.

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