Learn about the types of people who become insurance appraisers. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2024
94% of insurance appraisers work in full-time roles while 6% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2024
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming an insurance appraiser. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming insurance appraisers at a ratio of 1.82 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2024
58% of insurance appraisers are female and 42% are male.
Gender Bias, 2024
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being an insurance appraiser and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming an insurance appraiser and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are significantly more men interested in becoming an insurance appraiser than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of insurance appraisers are White, making up 67% of the population. The next highest segments are Black or African American and Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish, making up 11% and 10% respectively.