Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
Business and Financial Operations · SOC 13-1032
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 13-1032 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 42/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $78,240
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 1,600
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -8.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 1,931 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~50% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Appraiser, Automobile Appraiser (Auto Appraiser), Automobile Damage Appraiser (Auto Damage Appraiser), Damage Appraiser, Field Appraiser, Field Inspector
Representative Tasks
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Estimate costs of goods or services.
- •Examine financial records.
- •Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.
- •Inspect motor vehicles.
- •Inspect structural components of vehicles to identify problems.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 29.0% |
| Outlook | Average | 48% Bright |
| Median Salary | $78,240 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |