Estimators, Valuers and Assessors
Wages
New workers start around £19,793. Normal pay is £32,431 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £51,630.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 71,026 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Examines insurance documents to assess extent of liability and gathers information about incident from police, medical records, ship’s log, etc. and investigates potential fraudulent claims.
Prepares comprehensive estimates of time and costs and presents these in report or tender form.
Assesses costs of materials, labour and other factors such as required profit margins, transport costs, tariffs and fare structures, possible hazards, etc..
Assesses condition, location, desirability and amenities of property to be valued.
Examines plans, drawings, specifications, parts lists, etc. and specifies the materials and components required.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.