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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in Iowa

Want to work as an Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in Iowa? Here’s what the data says. Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.

What do Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage Make in Iowa?

For a insurance appraisers, auto damage working in Iowa, the typical annual salary is $78,120 per year (or roughly $37.56/hour).Pay can range from $66,990 at the 10th percentile to $85,340 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$66,990	$32.21
25th percentile	$69,120	$33.23
Median (50th)	$78,120	$37.56
75th percentile	$81,870	$39.36
90th percentile	$85,340	$41.03

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Iowa compared to the national average — is 0.63, suggesting fewer insurance appraisers, auto damage per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, insurance appraisers, auto damage earn a median of $119,691 per year ($57.54/hour), below the Iowa median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 62,038 insurance appraisers, auto damage nationwide. In Iowa alone, around 50 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 180 insurance appraisers, auto damage.

Top Iowa Metros for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

The largest metro-area employers of insurance appraisers, auto damage in Iowa.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	40	$78,120

Top States for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage Employment

View the states that employ the most insurance appraisers, auto damage work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	710
Colorado	590
North Carolina	540
California	510
Florida	460
New York	380
South Carolina	380
Massachusetts	340
Georgia	320
New Jersey	300
Pennsylvania	220
Maryland	180
Puerto Rico	180
Michigan	140
Washington	120
Ohio	120
Missouri	110
Arizona	100
Oklahoma	100
Utah	80

Highest-Paying States for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

Where insurance appraisers, auto damage earn the most: insurance appraisers, auto damage.

State	Annual Median Salary
Ohio	$100,920
Washington	$97,550
South Carolina	$91,960
Maryland	$88,700
New Jersey	$87,240
Pennsylvania	$83,480
Virginia	$82,570
Oregon	$80,250
Nevada	$79,270
Rhode Island	$79,270

Skills

Top insurance appraisers, auto damage skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for insurance appraisers, auto damage, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, insurance appraisers, auto damage typically:

• Evaluate practicality of repair as opposed to payment of market value of vehicle before accident.
• Review repair cost estimates with automobile repair shop to secure agreement on cost of repairs.
• Examine damaged vehicle to determine extent of structural, body, mechanical, electrical, or interior damage.
• Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimates and recommendations.
• Estimate parts and labor to repair damage, using standard automotive labor and parts cost manuals and knowledge of automotive repair.
• Determine salvage value on total-loss vehicle.
• Arrange to have damage appraised by another appraiser to resolve disagreement with shop on repair cost.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Getting Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat In-demand technologies: Disassembler software

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

• Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
• Insurance

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Related Careers

Other careers like insurance appraisers, auto damage include:

• Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
• Cost Estimators
• Appraisers of Personal and Business Property
• Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
• Automotive Engineering Technicians
• Parts Salespersons

Also Known As

Appraisal Specialist, Appraiser, Auto Body Appraiser, Auto Body Repair Estimator, Auto Collision Estimator, Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser, Automobile Appraiser (Auto Appraiser), Automobile Body Estimator (Auto Body Estimator), Automobile Damage Appraiser (Auto Damage Appraiser), Automobile Damage Estimator (Auto Damage Estimator), Automobile Damage Field Appraiser (Auto Damage Field Appraiser), Automotive Body Shop Estimator (Auto Body Shop Estimator), Automotive Claims Adjuster (Auto Claims Adjuster), Automotive Estimatics Inspector (Auto Estimatics Inspector), Automotive Estimator (Auto Estimator).

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 13-1032.00