How To Become A Valuation Consultant: What It Is and Career Path

What is a valuation consultant and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

Quoted expert

John Clark Ph.D., CFA, CFP

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a valuation consultant. For example, did you know that they make an average of $37.91 an hour? That's $78,851 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 7% and produce 5,600 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a valuation consultant?

John Clark Ph.D., CFA, CFP

Chair, Dept. of Finance, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Show you have experience. Doing an internship is a great way to increase your starting salary. I always advocate for doing applied research, this is research that you can show has implications for society - science for the sake of science is not good science! Obtaining an MS degree is also a good way to increase your salary, especially if your MS degree is relevant to your future job.

ScoreValuation ConsultantUS Average

Salary

6.2

Avg. Salary $78,851

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

5.0

Growth rate 7%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

2.9

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43%

Asian 2.85%

Black or African American 4.49%

Hispanic or Latino 6.67%

Unknown 3.86%

White 81.69%

Gender

female 25.60%

male 74.40%

Age - 51

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 51

Stress level

5.0

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

7.5

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

2.1

Work life balance is very poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a valuation consultant

Explore valuation consultant education requirements

Most common valuation consultant degrees

Bachelor's

70.9 %

Master's

26.0 %

Doctorate

1.6 %

Start to develop specific valuation consultant skills

Skills	Percentages
Discounted Cash Flow	15.77%
Real Estate	15.55%
Litigation	13.66%
Business Valuation	8.84%
Derivative	7.30%

Complete relevant valuation consultant training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 2-4 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New valuation consultants learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a valuation consultant based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real valuation consultant resumes.

Research valuation consultant duties and responsibilities

Manage several SDLC phases for enterprise systems used by state government agencies to perform environmental and environmental management.
Develop a litigation support practice.
Perform valuations for transactions, litigation support, tax and regulatory purposes
Advise clients on the price or value across a range of assets, including intellectual property and securities.

Apply for valuation consultant jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a valuation consultant job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Valuation consultant reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020

Cons

It needs more patience to apply the true solution and satisfy your client