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Business and Financial Operations

Property Appraisers and Assessors

Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.

Also called: Accredited Appraiser, Aircraft Appraiser, Appraiser, Art Appraiser, Certified Appraiser, Gem and Jewelry Appraiser

Median pay in Greater Boston
$94,230
$45.31/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
740
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+2.7%
110 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree
plus Long-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$61,660$78,250$94,230$121,880$139,540

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Write descriptions of the property being appraised.
  • Determine the appropriate type of valuation to make, such as fair market, replacement, or liquidation, based on the needs of the property owner.
  • Document physical characteristics of property such as measurements, quality, and design.
  • Calculate the value of property based on comparisons to recent sales, estimated cost to reproduce, and anticipated property income streams.
  • Locate and record data on sales of comparable property using specialized software, internet searches, or personal records.
  • Write and submit appraisal reports for property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure71 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 67
  • Language-model AIOE 63
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 83

Observed AI use today: Not published (Anthropic Economic Index)

Property appraisal has higher AI exposure, so AI tools may help with several tasks. They can draft property descriptions and search for recent sales of similar items. Hands-on work is harder for AI to take over, such as examining and measuring an item and deciding which type of value fits the owner's needs.

Likely to change

  • Writing property descriptions
  • Finding data on comparable sales

Still relies on people

  • Examining and measuring items in person
  • Choosing the right type of valuation

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

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