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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
Investigates insurance claims and decides what gets paid.
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Claims adjusters inspect damage from car accidents, storms and fires, interview people, review reports, and decide how much insurance should pay. Some travel to disaster areas.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Personal Finance · Career and Technical
Builds economics and accounting, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Government and Economics · Social Studies
Builds law and government, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.