Also called: Home Inventory Professional, Insurance Inventory Documenter
Photographs and records everything valuable in a home, room by room, so owners can prove what they had after a fire, flood or theft.
She walks a family's home with a camera and tablet, opening every closet and drawer. She photographs serial numbers on electronics, the art on the walls, and a grandmother's jewelry, then builds a cloud report sorted by room. Months later, after a kitchen fire, the family emails it straight to their insurance adjuster.
Mostly self-employed; often a side business charging a few hundred dollars per home.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.5 years after high school. No license; many come from insurance, photography or organizing; short courses exist.
Ways in: Self-taught, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Photography, Insurance, Business.
Growing about average. Interest jumps after wildfires and hurricanes.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI phone apps now let owners scan rooms themselves; the human edge is thoroughness and handling high-value homes.
Age 18+. One way to start: Offer room-by-room photo and video inventories to neighbors for their insurance records
Classes: Photography, Business, Computer applications.
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