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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

13-1032 Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

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.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
13,750 5.5 % $31.85 $66,240 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $21.36 $25.69 $30.42 $37.41 $45.06
Annual Wage (2) $44,430 $53,430 $63,270 $77,810 $93,720


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers 8,710 0.73 $32.51 $67,620
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 4,390 0.37 $30.67 $63,790
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 180 0.02 $29.85 $62,080
Management of Companies and Enterprises 170 0.01 $31.65 $65,830
Automobile Dealers 130 0.01 $33.74 $70,190

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers 8,710 0.73 $32.51 $67,620
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 4,390 0.37 $30.67 $63,790
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 180 0.02 $29.85 $62,080
Management of Companies and Enterprises 170 0.01 $31.65 $65,830
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 70 0.01 $30.70 $63,850

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Automobile Dealers 130 0.01 $33.74 $70,190
Insurance Carriers 8,710 0.73 $32.51 $67,620
Management of Companies and Enterprises 170 0.01 $31.65 $65,830
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 70 0.01 $30.70 $63,850
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 4,390 0.37 $30.67 $63,790


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,340 0.13 1.44 $33.21 $69,070
Texas 1,560 0.13 1.34 $32.36 $67,310
Florida 1,270 0.14 1.54 $30.76 $63,980
New Jersey 640 0.16 1.67 $32.93 $68,500
Massachusetts 590 0.16 1.73 $34.97 $72,740




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 580 0.41 4.43 $30.87 $64,210
New Jersey 640 0.16 1.67 $32.93 $68,500
Massachusetts 590 0.16 1.73 $34.97 $72,740
Florida 1,270 0.14 1.54 $30.76 $63,980
Texas 1,560 0.13 1.34 $32.36 $67,310




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Utah (8) (8) (8) $40.60 $84,450
New Hampshire 40 0.05 0.57 $38.15 $79,360
Rhode Island 40 0.08 0.84 $35.58 $74,010
Massachusetts 590 0.16 1.73 $34.97 $72,740
Connecticut 170 0.10 1.07 $33.86 $70,420





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 950 0.15 1.62 $32.46 $67,510
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 950 0.10 1.05 $32.06 $66,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 940 0.26 2.75 $31.81 $66,160
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 940 0.44 4.72 $29.34 $61,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 580 0.23 2.49 $34.92 $72,630
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 570 0.56 6.02 $30.80 $64,070
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 470 0.35 3.78 $28.93 $60,170
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 470 0.18 1.89 $32.62 $67,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 310 0.11 1.17 $35.02 $72,850
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 290 0.10 1.12 $32.06 $66,680




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbia, MO 70 0.73 7.75 $30.51 $63,450
Worcester, MA-CT 180 0.63 6.68 $36.69 $76,320
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 570 0.56 6.02 $30.80 $64,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 940 0.44 4.72 $29.34 $61,020
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 470 0.35 3.78 $28.93 $60,170
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 150 0.26 2.74 $33.64 $69,960
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 940 0.26 2.75 $31.81 $66,160
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 240 0.24 2.57 $36.37 $75,640
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 580 0.23 2.49 $34.92 $72,630
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 470 0.18 1.89 $32.62 $67,840




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Salt Lake City, UT (8) (8) (8) $39.60 $82,360
Worcester, MA-CT 180 0.63 6.68 $36.69 $76,320
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 240 0.24 2.57 $36.37 $75,640
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 310 0.11 1.17 $35.02 $72,850
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 580 0.23 2.49 $34.92 $72,630
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (8) (8) (8) $34.27 $71,290
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 260 0.13 1.35 $34.09 $70,900
Springfield, MA-CT (8) (8) (8) $33.90 $70,500
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 260 0.09 0.95 $33.82 $70,350
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 150 0.26 2.74 $33.64 $69,960

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 30 0.18 1.92 $35.07 $72,950

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 30 0.18 1.92 $35.07 $72,950

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 30 0.18 1.92 $35.07 $72,950


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020