Insurance appraisers are one of the least happy careers in the United States.

At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, insurance appraisers rate their career happiness 2.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the None.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy insurance appraisers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:

Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers

Career Satisfaction Avg Salary
Auditor
2.5
$54k
Car salesperson
2.4
$60k
Insurance sales agent
2.3
$35k
Debt collector
2.2
$31k
Insurance appraiser
2.1
$61k
Telemarketer
1.8
$20k

So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:

  • Salary: Are insurance appraisers happy with their salary?
  • Meaning: Do insurance appraisers find their jobs meaningful?
  • Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as insurance appraisers?
  • Work environment: How enjoyable are insurance appraiser’s work environments?
  • Skills utilization: Are insurance appraisers making the best use of their abilities?

Are insurance appraisers happy with their salary?

Insurance appraisers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most insurance appraisers having generally positive views of their salary.

We asked insurance appraisers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:

3.0 out of 5 stars

293 insurance appraisers

5 Star
11%

11% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
26%

26% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
29%

29% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
17%

17% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
17%

17% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 1 stars

Do insurance appraisers find their jobs meaningful?

On average, insurance appraisers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 1.9/5. The majority of insurance appraisers struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.

We asked insurance appraisers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

1.9 out of 5 stars

293 insurance appraisers

5 Star
2%

2% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
6%

6% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
19%

19% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
26%

26% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
48%

48% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as insurance appraisers?

Insurance appraisers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.0/5. The majority of insurance appraisers don’t see personality fit as a hinderence in their career.

We asked insurance appraisers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:

3.0 out of 5 stars

307 insurance appraisers

5 Star
13%

13% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
25%

25% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
26%

26% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
18%

18% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
18%

18% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is an insurance appraiser’s work environment?

As a whole, insurance appraisers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 2.8/5. Some insurance appraisers are happy with their work environment, but it does not seem to be a meaningful contributer to career satisfaction for most.

We asked insurance appraisers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:

2.8 out of 5 stars

307 insurance appraisers

5 Star
10%

10% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
25%

25% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
25%

25% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
20%

20% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
20%

20% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 1 stars

Are insurance appraisers making the best use of their abilities?

Former insurance appraisers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.4/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being an insurance appraiser.

We asked insurance appraisers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:

2.4 out of 5 stars

306 insurance appraisers

5 Star
5%

5% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
16%

16% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
23%

23% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
27%

27% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
28%

28% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars