Overview of a Real Estate Appraiser

Quick Facts: Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
2010 Median Pay	$48,500 per year $23.32 per hour
Entry-Level Education	High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience in a Related Occupation	None
On-the-job Training	Apprenticeship
Number of Jobs, 2010	77,800
Job Outlook, 2010-20	7% (Slower than average)
Employment Change, 2010-20	5,800

The work of an appraiser is mostly a full time job. They will spend much time writing reports, but the majority of an appraisers work is done outside the office, visiting different sites. To start training to become an appraiser you must have at least a high school diploma. Many hours of classroom work and hours of on-the-job training are required to reach certain levels of certification. Higher cirtification levels require higher degree of training and experience. In order to be able to appraise any type of property at any value, an appraiser must be certified as a General Real Property Appraiser. For more information about the appraisal career, follow the link below.
Occupational Outlook for Real Estate Appraisers

Stand up comedian, David Cash, describes his real life experience as a real estate appraiser. I can not imagine what kind of crazy things these appraisers must run into going into peoples' homes every day.