Insurance Appraisers build time management, judgment and decision making and service orientation skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Transportation Inspectors (75%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transportation Inspectors | 75% | $92,100 | +18% | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Police Identification and Records Officers | 73% | $93,790Pay for the broader BLS group “Detectives and Criminal Investigators” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 73% | $106,730 | +36% | None |
| 4 | Construction and Building Inspectors | 72% | $74,690 | −5% | None |
| 5 | Aviation Inspectors | 72% | $92,100Pay for the broader BLS group “Transportation Inspectors” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 71% | $75,920 | −3% | None |
| 7 | Energy Auditors | 70% | $74,690Pay for the broader BLS group “Construction and Building Inspectors” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Air Traffic Controllers | 70% | $148,080 | +89% | None |
| 9 | Customs and Border Protection Officers | 69% | $76,210Pay for the broader BLS group “Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Transit and Railroad Police | 69% | $90,230 | +15% | None |
Compared with Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage, median $78,240. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as insurance appraisers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
75% skill match · $92,100 · +18% pay
Management of Material Resources · Systems Evaluation · Instructing
73% skill match · $93,790 (broader BLS group)
Instructing · Operation and Control
73% skill match · $106,730 · +36% pay
Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring · Systems Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Transportation Inspectors (75% skill match, median $92,100), Police Identification and Records Officers (73% skill match, median $93,790) and Power Distributors and Dispatchers (73% skill match, median $106,730), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 7 pay more than insurance appraisers at the median. The biggest increases: Air Traffic Controllers (+89%, $148,080), Administrative Services Managers (+46%, $114,130) and Power Distributors and Dispatchers (+36%, $106,730).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.