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.
$67,960 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 75%
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- 25%
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On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 39%. Today's estimate: 48%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 14 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write and submit appraisal reports for property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 28% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1.7 work days | 27%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Calculate the value of property based on comparisons to recent sales, estimated cost to reproduce, and anticipated property income streams.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 14% | 1.3 h38 min to 4.2 h | 84%Half by now | |
| Locate and record data on sales of comparable property using specialized software, internet searches, or personal records.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Document physical characteristics of property such as measurements, quality, and design.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 9% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect personal or business property.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 9% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Write descriptions of the property being appraised.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 7% | 33 min13 min to 1.3 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Determine the appropriate type of valuation to make, such as fair market, replacement, or liquidation, based on the needs of the property owner.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Forecast the value of property.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h38 min to 4.2 h | 72%Half by now | |
| Verify that property matches legal descriptions or certifications.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min13 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Update appraisals when property has been improved, damaged, or has otherwise changed.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 h25 min to 4.2 h | 69%Half by now | |
| Create and maintain a database of completed appraisals.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 1.7 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Take photographs of property.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 2% | 25 min8 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
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- Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage72% now, 72% by 2028
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Where this job works
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