Also called: Insurance Appraiser
Inspects damaged vehicles and estimates repair costs for insurance companies.
You visit four body shops, examine crunched bumpers and airbags, and use estimating software to decide repair costs or declare cars totaled.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma plus auto body knowledge; license in many states.
Ways in: Certification, Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Auto Body Repair (trade school).
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Declining as photo-based AI estimates spread.
High risk for 10 years. Photo-based AI estimating already handles most simple car damage; fewer field appraisers, mostly for heavy or odd damage.
Classes: Auto collision repair CTE, Geometry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1032.
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