Fire claims adjuster vs general adjuster

The differences between fire claims adjusters and general adjusters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a fire claims adjuster and a general adjuster. Additionally, a general adjuster has an average salary of $62,495, which is higher than the $60,521 average annual salary of a fire claims adjuster.

Fire claims adjuster vs general adjuster overview

	Fire Claims Adjuster	General Adjuster
Yearly salary	$60,521	$62,495
Hourly rate	$29.10	$30.05
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	14,857	47,263
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Fire claims adjuster vs general adjuster salary

Fire claims adjusters and general adjusters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fire Claims Adjuster	General Adjuster
Average salary	$60,521	$62,495
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $90,000	Between $41,000 And $94,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between fire claims adjuster and general adjuster education

There are a few differences between a fire claims adjuster and a general adjuster in terms of educational background:

	Fire Claims Adjuster	General Adjuster
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Stanford University

Fire claims adjuster vs general adjuster demographics

Here are the differences between fire claims adjusters' and general adjusters' demographics:

	Fire Claims Adjuster	General Adjuster
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 55.9% Female, 44.1%	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 5.3% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fire claims adjuster and general adjuster duties and responsibilities

Fire claims adjuster example responsibilities.

Manage file inventory by utilizing CCC pathways diary system documenting claim file activities in accordance with establish procedures
Process personal and commercial insurance claims as well as negotiating settlement via arbitration, mediation, and other alternate dispute resolutions.
Write detail estimates of damage for insure and contractor using Symbility estimating platform.

General adjuster example responsibilities.

Apply strong customer service, organizational and multitasking skills to efficiently manage auto insurance claims.
Investigate and evaluate bodily injury and property damage automobile and homeowner claims.
Respond to arbitration responses when need.
Investigate, inspect, scoped and estimate in Xactimate every loss assign.
Evaluate and estimate homeowner property damage.
Evaluate cost benefits so early settlement versus further litigation and negotiate settlement.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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