Jobs / Finance and accounting / 13-2022.00
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property
Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.
- US jobs
- Not reported by BLS
- Job family
- Finance and accounting
Can agents do the work of appraisers of personal and business property?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Finance and accounting: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SpreadsheetBench 2, 54.5% of tasks completed.
Direct evidence that disagrees: APEX-Accounting, 14.8% of tasks fully completed (Pass@1).
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 17%Present research or technical informationNot measured
- 12%Evaluate condition of financial assets, property, or other resourcesNot measured
- 9%Determine operational methods or proceduresNot measured
- 9%Prepare informational or instructional materialsNot measured
- 8%Inspect completed work or finished productsNot measured
- 8%Record images with photographic or audiovisual equipmentNot measured
- 8%Process digital or online dataNot measured
- 6%Evaluate the quality or accuracy of dataNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in finance and accounting, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
- 54.5%arito · 13 Sep 2026Emerging
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Retired
Their maintainers or a major evaluator stopped using them as a frontier measure. They do not count.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Inspect personal or business property.
- Create and maintain a database of completed appraisals.
- Take photographs of property.
- Verify that property matches legal descriptions or certifications.
- Update appraisals when property has been improved, damaged, or has otherwise changed.
- Testify in court as to the value of a piece of tangible property.
Other job titles for this occupation (27)
Accredited Appraiser · Aircraft Appraiser · Appraiser · Art Appraiser · Certified Appraiser · Gem and Jewelry Appraiser · Jewelry Appraiser · Personal Property Appraiser · Appraiser Analyst · Certified Commercial Appraiser · Commercial Appraiser · Commercial Property Appraiser · Estate Appraiser · Gemologist · Industrial Appraiser · Licensed Appraiser · Machinery Appraiser · Personal and Business Property Appraiser · Personal Property Assessor · Physical Appraiser · Precious Metal Appraiser · Property Appraiser · Property Condition Assessor · Review Appraiser · Tangible Personal Property Appraiser · Valuation Consultant · Valuation Specialist