Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskInsurance appraisers, auto damage
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 76,650
Employment 2024
9.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-8.2%
Openings (2024–34)
0.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Review repair cost estimates with automobile repair shop to secure agreement on cost of repairs. AI use: 0%
- 2. Examine damaged vehicle to determine extent of structural, body, mechanical, electrical, or interior damage. AI use: 0%
- 3. Estimate parts and labor to repair damage, using standard automotive labor and parts cost manuals and knowledge of automotive repair. AI use: 0%
- 4. Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident. AI use: 0%
- 5. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimates and recommendations. AI use: 0%
- 6. Determine salvage value on total-loss vehicle. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 44.5 · 142K employed
Under 25: 1% · 25–54: 74% · 55+: 24%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators evaluate insurance claims.
Most claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators work full time. They often work outside the office, inspecting properties on which insurance claims have been made, such as damaged automobiles and buildings.
A high school diploma or equivalent is typically required for a person to work as an entry-level claims adjuster, examiner, or investigator, although some positions need a bachelor’s degree or insurance-related work experience. Auto damage appraisers typically have either a postsecondary nondegree award or work experience in identifying and estimating the cost of automotive repair.
The median annual wage for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators was $76,790 in May 2024.
Overall employment of claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.