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Appraisers of Personal and Business Property
Figures out what a house, property or valuable item is worth.
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Real estate appraisers visit homes and buildings, measure them, compare recent sales and write reports that banks use for mortgages. Assessors value every property in a county or town so property taxes are fair. Personal property and business appraisers value things like antiques, jewelry, art, equipment or whole companies. Much of the job is research and report writing.
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Appraisers of Personal and Business Property on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.