Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate (13-2021)

Occupation description:  Appraise real property and estimate its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 155170 9.72 35
United States 77,80083,500 7.5570 1,6502,220

Job outlook

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2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a26.53n/a 12.4323.8244.09
Alaska 30.4832.8435.20 22.2731.9848.32
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 31.1533.1435.13 24.1832.2044.49
Balance of State 19.5328.3037.07 12.9127.3249.11

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
1656 3.661.9 47.5
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation7
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation2
UI claimants previously working in occupation8
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 117
Number of job position postings 8
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 14.6

2011 Alaska Licensing Information


Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Work experience: None On-the-job training: Apprenticeship

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
ACH Consulting
Real Estate Continuing Education 0
Real Estate License Upgrade 0
Real Estate Post-Licensing 0
Real Estate Pre-licensing 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Association of Realtors
Real Estate - Advocating for Short Sale Clients 0
Real Estate - Alaska Electives Package 0
Real Estate - Contract Law on E-Signatures 0
Real Estate - Cracking the Code of Ethics 0
Real Estate - Foreclosures Demystified 0
Real Estate - Going Green: The Environmental Movement in Real Estate 0
Real Estate - Keeping it Honest: Understanding Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud 0
Real Estate - Listing and Selling HUD homes 0
Real Estate - MLS: New Paradigms: Better Results 0
Real Estate - Online Risk Management 0
Real Estate - Roadmap to Success - Business Planning for Real Estate Progessionals 0
Real Estate Investors and Your Business 0
Real Estate Technology: The Professional's Guide to Success 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Craftsman Home Program
Energy Conversations for New Construction Marketing 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
HomeChoice 0
Read Your Rating 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Insurance License Preparation of Alaska
Insurance - Alaska Independent Adjuster 0
Insurance - Associate in Claims 0
Insurance - Bail Bond License 0
Insurance - Car Dealer Finance Departments 0
Insurance - Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter 0
Insurance - Long Term Care 0
Insurance - Managing General Agent License 0
Insurance - Property/Casualty 0
Insurance - Surplus Lines 0
Insurance - The Life and Health Class 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Northern Trust Real Estate Academy
Real Estate Continuing Education 0
Real Estate Licensee Training 0
Real Estate Post-Licensing Training 0
Real Estate Pre-Licensing 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Real Estate Associate Learning Systems for Alaskans
Real Estate - 3-4 Hours Contunuing Education for License Renewal (classroom) 0
Real Estate - 6-8 Hours Contunuing Education for License Renewal (classroom) 0
Real Estate - Broker Pre-License Training (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Continuing Education by the Hour (classroom) 0
Real Estate - Correspondence Continuing Education by the Hour (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Eight Required Hours 2012 Renewal (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Foreclosures, Short Sales, REO’s & Auctions (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Sales (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Overview of Real Estate Documents (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Paper Trails (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Property Disclosures - The Real Estate Professionals Guide to Reducing Risk 0
Real Estate - Property Management & Managing Risk #2203 6 ECE (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Sales Contracts for the RE Professional (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Title Insurance Policies (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Twelve Elective Hours (correspondence) 0
Real Estate - Twenty Hour Continuing Education for License Renewal (classroom) 0
Real Estate - Twenty Hours 2012 License Reinstatement (correspondence) 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Royse & Associates
Broker Post-License 0
Broker Pre-License 0
Continuing Education Classes and Correspondence 0
Real Estate Post-License 0
Real Estate Pre-License 0