Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
351k
Average Age
43.5
Average Salary
$69,519
Average Male Salary
$77,810
Average Female Salary
$63,950

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 $69,519 in 2022.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce in 2022 was 350,639 people, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% were men. Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators are paid most in Jackson County--Kansas City (Central) PUMA, MO but are relatively concentrated in McLean County--Bloomington City & Normal Town PUMA, IL.

Employment Over Time

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140,891
Male Workforce
± 9.21k
209,748
Female Workforce
± 11.2k

The Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce in 2022 was 350,639 people (59.8% women and 40.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 23.5% between 2014 (284,014) and 2022 (350,639).

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Employment by Location

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

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($92,343), Alaska ($88,837), and District of Columbia ($88,163).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$69,519
AVERAGE WAGE
#182 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators earned an average of $69,519, $4,836 more than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

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0.275
WAGE GINI

In 2022, 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).

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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 ($140,779).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
351k
2022 Workforce
± 14,521
0.456%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 5.84%

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 78.3%, followed by Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities with 17.1% and Administration of human resource programs with 4.66%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in the US. The workforce of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in 2022 was 350,639 people, with 59.8% woman, and 40.2% men. The average age of male Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in the workforce is 43.2 and of female Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators is 43.7, 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 2022 was 350,639 people, with 59.8% woman, and 40.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (48,545 people), 40 to 44 years (45,451  people), and 30 to 34 years (45,438 people). Among them they concentrated 39.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 12.9% of Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workers were Hispanic and 87.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.9%), Puerto Rican (21)%, and Cuban (8.13)%

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Races

In 2022, 66.9% of the Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators workforce were White, of which 56.4% were women and 43.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.3%) and Two or More Races (7.41%).

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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 2022 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 Programming.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
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The most common majors achieved by Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (60,375 people), Social Sciences (18,065 people), and Psychology (10,998 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 (144,290 people), Some college (80,452 people), and High School or Equivalent (47,515 people).

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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, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.

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