Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators

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2020 Workforce

331k

Average Age

43.3

Average Salary

$62,169

Average Male Salary

$70,030

Average Female Salary

$57,026

About

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are most often employed by the Insurance carriers industry. The average yearly wage for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators was $62,169 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are McLean County PUMA, IL, Hillsborough County (South County) PUMA, FL, and Tempe (South) & Chandler (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are Tempe (South) & Chandler (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ, McLean County PUMA, IL, and Seminole County (North Central) PUMA, FL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce in 2020 was 331,221 people, of which 60.4% were women and 39.6% were men. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are paid most in Morris County (West) PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Tempe (South) & Chandler (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

131,004

Male Workforce

± 8.88k

200,217

Female Workforce

± 11k

The Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce in 2020 was 331,221 people (60.4% women and 39.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 17.2% between 2014 (282,560) and 2020 (331,221).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($81,042), Connecticut ($78,761), and Massachusetts ($73,884).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$62,169

AVERAGE WAGE

#177 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators earned an average of $62,169, $6,215 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.275

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.275, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators and on wages for those in the field. Insurance carriers is the industry that employs the most Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, by average wage, is Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing ($120,758).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

331k

2020 Workforce

± 14,114

5.07%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.81%

This graphic shows the share of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators employed by various industries. Insurance carriers employs the largest share of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators at 81.3%, followed by Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities with 14.4% and Administration of human resource programs with 4.27%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in the US. The workforce of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in 2020 was 331,221 people, with 60.4% woman, and 39.6% men. The average age of male Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in the workforce is 43.3 and of female Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators is 43.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in 2020 was 331,221 people, with 60.4% woman, and 39.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (44,664 people), 30 to 34 years (43,367 people), and 40 to 44 years (40,632 people). Among them they concentrated 38.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 11.2% of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workers were Hispanic and 88.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.2%), Puerto Rican (17.2)%, and Cuban (9.58)%

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Races

In 2020, 70.4% of the Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce were White, of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.4%) and Asian (4.5%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Protective Services.

Among the necessary skills for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (56,308 people), Social Sciences (19,119 people), and Psychology (10,047 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workers were Bachelors Degree (136,683 people), Some college (78,915 people), and High School or Equivalent (44,295 people).

The graphic shows the Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening.