Also called: Rural Appraiser, Accredited Rural Appraiser
Figures out what farms, ranches, and timberland are worth for sales, loans, taxes, and estates.
You drive country roads inspecting land, irrigation wells, grain bins, and barns. You compare recent sales and soil quality, then write a detailed report used by banks and courts. Some days you're walking a 5,000-acre ranch.
Appraisers of real estate overall.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree plus a state appraiser license (requires supervised experience hours); ARA designation available.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Apprenticeship. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Agricultural Business, Real Estate, Agricultural Economics.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Property appraisers and assessors.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI valuation models and satellite data do more of the comps; field inspections and signed appraisals stay with licensed people.
Classes: Algebra II, Economics, Agriculture science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2023.
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