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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement.

Sector: Business & Finance
Preparation: Zone 3 — medium preparation needed
O*NET code: 13-1032.00

What you'll actually do

The activities O*NET rates highest for this occupation, most important first. Numbers are out of 100.

Working with Computers

central to the job — rated 92/100 for importance.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

central to the job — rated 88/100 for importance.
Documenting/Recording Information

central to the job — rated 88/100 for importance.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

central to the job — rated 85/100 for importance.
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

a major part of the work — rated 85/100 for importance.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

a major part of the work — rated 83/100 for importance.

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 it takes

Two numbers per line: the level the work expects, and how important it is to doing the job well. Both are O*NET ratings, already on a 0–100 scale.

Skills

Speaking

Needed at a solid working level (54/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.
Writing

Needed at a solid working level (46/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.
Active Listening

Needed at a solid working level (55/100), and rated 63/100 for importance.
Reading Comprehension

Needed at a solid working level (52/100), and rated 63/100 for importance.
Critical Thinking

Needed at a solid working level (54/100), and rated 60/100 for importance.

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Needed at expert level (83/100), and rated 81/100 for importance.
English Language

Needed at a solid working level (50/100), and rated 70/100 for importance.
Computers and Electronics

Needed at a solid working level (55/100), and rated 59/100 for importance.
Mechanical

Needed at a high level (61/100), and rated 56/100 for importance.

Abilities

Oral Comprehension

Needed at a solid working level (57/100), and rated 75/100 for importance.
Oral Expression

Needed at a solid working level (57/100), and rated 75/100 for importance.
Written Comprehension

Needed at a solid working level (54/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.
Problem Sensitivity

Needed at a solid working level (52/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.

How people get in

O*NET places this occupation in Zone 3 — medium preparation needed. That is a statement about what employers typically require, not a rule about you.

Education

Vocational training, an associate degree, or equivalent on-the-job experience.

Experience

One to two years of related experience is typical.

Training

Employers expect you to arrive with the core skill already.

What it pays

These are typical finance compensation bands by employer tier — sector-level figures, not a measured salary for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage specifically. Treat them as the shape of the market, then check a real posting for the number.

Goldman · JP Morgan · KKR

$150k – $400k+

Regional Banks & Funds

$85k – $130k

Credit Unions & Local Firms

$55k – $85k

How the work tends to run

Each line below is read off a single O*NET activity rating for this occupation — named, so you can disagree with it.

Most of the day happens at a screen.From “Working with Computers”
You are in front of the public, so the job is partly performance.From “Performing for or Working Directly with the Public”
You own decisions rather than execute someone else’s.From “Making Decisions and Solving Problems”
You run equipment, and running it well is a skill in itself.From “Controlling Machines and Processes”

How FlightWay scores your fit against this

No black box. Here is the whole method, factor by factor.

1. You answer a short quiz: Your answers build a profile across the same 161 O*NET dimensions this page is describing — skills, knowledge, abilities and work activities. Same axes, so the comparison is like-for-like.
2. We correlate the two profiles: Fit is a mean-centered cosine — a correlation between the SHAPE of your profile and the shape of Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. Centering matters: raw similarity between any two occupations sits at 0.70–0.85 because all work shares a common profile, so without it every career would look like a match.
3. The number you see is personality fit only: "Would I want this work" and "am I ready for this work" are different questions, and averaging them answers neither. So readiness — what your résumé, coursework and projects prove — is scored separately and shown next to fit, never blended into it.
4. Every factor is visible: You can open any match and see which dimensions pushed it up and which pulled it down. If you disagree with the number, you can see exactly where it came from.

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