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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1032.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 65,930.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 31.00
- Currently, there are 15,130 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage”.
Also Known As…
- Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Physical Damage Appraiser
- Outside Physical Damage Appraiser
- Material Damage Appraiser
- Insurance Appraiser
- Field Inspector
- Field Appraiser
- Damage Appraiser
- Automobile Damage Appraiser (Auto Damage Appraiser)
- Automobile Appraiser (Auto Appraiser)
- Reinspector
- Property Field Inspector
- Field Property Loss Specialist
- Field Automobile Adjuster (Field Auto Adjuster)
- Commercial Field Inspector
- Automobile Damage Field Appraiser (Auto Damage Field Appraiser)
- Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser
- Auto Body Repair Estimator
- Appraiser
Tasks for “Appraiser”
- Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimates and recommendations.
- Determine salvage value on total-loss vehicle.
- Review repair cost estimates with automobile repair shop to secure agreement on cost of repairs.
- Arrange to have damage appraised by another appraiser to resolve disagreement with shop on repair cost.
- Estimate parts and labor to repair damage, using standard automotive labor and parts cost manuals and knowledge of automotive repair.
- Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident.
- Examine damaged vehicle to determine extent of structural, body, mechanical, electrical, or interior damage.
Related Technology & Tools
- Computer laser printers
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Compact digital cameras
- Hand calculators
- Laser facsimile machines"
- Tablet computers
- Measure markers
- Measuring tapes
- Tire tread depth gauges
- Electronic digital theodolites
- Microsoft Excel
- Web browser software
- Information Services Inc. CCC Pathways Appraisal Solution
- Meridian Technologies SurePoint
- Web-Est
- NCH Software Express Invoice
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- A-T Solutions Easy Street Draw
- Solera Audatex Estimating
- Mitchell International Mitchell WorkCenter
- Vertafore ImageRight
- Microsoft Word
- App Software Associations AppTrak.net
- Cost estimating software
- Swan River Software Estimiser Pro