Appraiser vs appraiser assistant

The differences between appraisers and appraiser assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an appraiser and an appraiser assistant. Additionally, an appraiser assistant has an average salary of $42,352, which is higher than the $42,223 average annual salary of an appraiser.

The top three skills for an appraiser include commercial property, appraisal reports and customer service. The most important skills for an appraiser assistant are data entry, real estate appraisals, and MLS.

Appraiser vs appraiser assistant overview

	Appraiser	Appraiser Assistant
Yearly salary	$42,223	$42,352
Hourly rate	$20.30	$20.36
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	1,186	989
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Appraiser vs appraiser assistant salary

Appraisers and appraiser assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Appraiser	Appraiser Assistant
Average salary	$42,223	$42,352
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $59,000	Between $28,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	San Mateo, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	City National Bank	-
Best paying industry	Insurance	-

Differences between appraiser and appraiser assistant education

There are a few differences between an appraiser and an appraiser assistant in terms of educational background:

	Appraiser	Appraiser Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Appraiser vs appraiser assistant demographics

Here are the differences between appraisers' and appraiser assistants' demographics:

	Appraiser	Appraiser Assistant
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 67.8% Female, 32.2%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian, 2.9% White, 81.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian, 2.9% White, 81.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between appraiser and appraiser assistant duties and responsibilities

Appraiser example responsibilities.

Cross-Train in numerous banking/lending fields relate to real property appraisal such as underwriting, loan processing, and loan origination.
Experience in appraising single family residences, condominiums, raw land, develop lots, construction appraisals, and final inspections.
Complete commercial appraisal assignments in Illinois under a supervising MAI.
Prepare analysis of valuation issues for federal agency rent appeals, federal acquisitions, and litigation.
Provide oversight of the appraisers, to insure they are FHA approve.
Handle total losses by obtaining CCC reports, obtaining DMV documents and contacting lien holders.

Appraiser assistant example responsibilities.

Manage valuation disputes of clients with in-house or fee appraisers, submit BPO's/Appraisal reports error and concerns.
Upload complete reports thru ACI system.
Provide computer support to co-workers and attend GIS classes.
Analyze sales data and determine values for property in residential areas.
Design sketch of new property and input all data that has been accumulate by appraiser.
Key appraisals onto MLS formats, maintain files, supplies, office machinery, bill payments.

Appraiser vs appraiser assistant skills

Common appraiser skills

Commercial Property, 13%
Appraisal Reports, 12%
Customer Service, 7%
MAI, 6%
Discounted Cash Flow, 5%
Market Research, 4%

Common appraiser assistant skills

Data Entry, 16%
Real Estate Appraisals, 11%
MLS, 8%
Schedule Appointments, 6%
Sketch, 4%
Comparable Properties, 4%