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 | $77k |
| Car salesperson | 2.4 | $35k |
| Insurance sales agent | 2.3 | $50k |
| Debt collector | 2.2 | $38k |
| Insurance appraiser | 2.1 | $63k |
| Telemarketer | 1.8 | $29k |
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
11% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 5 stars
26% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 4 stars
29% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 3 stars
17% of insurance appraisers rated their compensation 2 stars
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
2% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
6% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
19% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
26% of insurance appraisers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
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
13% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 5 stars
25% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 4 stars
26% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 3 stars
18% of insurance appraisers rated their career fit 2 stars
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
10% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 5 stars
25% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 4 stars
25% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 3 stars
20% of insurance appraisers rated their work environment 2 stars
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% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
16% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
23% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
27% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
28% of insurance appraisers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars