Also called: General Average Adjuster
Calculates how losses are shared when a ship sacrifices cargo or gets into trouble to save the voyage.
Under an ancient maritime rule called 'general average,' when a ship is saved by sacrificing something, everyone with cargo aboard shares the cost. Adjusters work out who owes what, sometimes on claims involving thousands of cargo owners.
Estimate; tiny profession.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Degree plus long apprenticeship-style training; Association of Average Adjusters qualification.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Maritime Business, Law.
Shrinking (about -5% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. Software automates loss-sharing math; complex general-average cases still need rare, deeply trained experts.
Classes: AP Statistics, Accounting, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1031.
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