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Estimators, Valuators, and Appraisers

Job description

These individuals determine the value of real estate (land, businesses, estates, etc.), personal property, and household items. They work for the purpose of selling, buying, taxing, or managing assets. They may also carry out program evaluation and internal audits. This group includes estimators, business valuation experts, chartered appraisers, and certified appraisers.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Climatic conditions

Main tasks

Estimators

  • Assess land, buildings, structures, machinery, equipment, and property improvements.
  • Study and analyze previous sales, ownership titles, and structure plans.
  • Explain estimation procedures to taxpayers.

Business Valuation Experts

  • Collect and analyze a company’s financial records to assess its competitiveness or market value.
  • Prepare estate planning, insurance, and business loss reports.
  • Appear as an expert witness before courts and other regulatory boards or commissions.

Evaluators

  • Determine the value of property, buildings, machinery, equipment, and personal effects.
  • Prepare appraisal reports.

Chartered Appraisers

  • Prepare, draft, and sign a municipal property assessment roll.
  • Verify the accuracy and, if necessary, challenge the municipal assessment of a property.
  • Act as a judge at the administrative tribunal.
  • Appear as an expert witness before a court, securities regulator, and other regulatory boards.
  • Collect and analyze a company’s financial records, such as financial statements and budgets, to assess its market value or competitiveness.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to management positions.
  • Estimators may specialize as consultants in a particular sector (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.).
  • Appraisers may specialize in a particular field (e.g. real estate appraisal).

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.
Minimum
$26.00
Median
$30.22
Maximum
$54.00

Job prospects for 2024-2028

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Job prospects

All of Québec

Very good

All of Québec

Non available

Total jobs for 2023

All of Québec

6,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
30.3% Female
69.7% Male

Not available.
  • 30.3% Female
  • 69.7% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$62,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for women
  • None

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for women
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
    NAICS 53
    30% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    20% of jobs
  3. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    7% of jobs
  4. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    5% of jobs
  5. Construction
    NAICS 23
    5% of jobs
  6. Others
    33% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
    NAICS 53
    30% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    20% of jobs
  3. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    NAICS 81
    7% of jobs
  4. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    5% of jobs
  5. Construction
    NAICS 23
    5% of jobs
  6. Others
    33% of jobs

Training and requirements

Also required

Estimators

  • Accreditation by the Association des évaluateurs municipaux du Québec (AEMQ [Quebec Association of Municipal Assessors]).

Chartered Appraisers

  • Membership in the Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec (OEAQ [Quebec Order of Chartered Appraisers]) to use the title of Chartered Appraiser.
  • Accreditation by the Appraisal Institute of Canada for appraisers of residential, commercial, or industrial properties.

Sometimes required

  • Membership in the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ [Quebec Order of Professional Technologists]) and obtaining the title of Professional Technologist is an asset.

Residential Property Appraisers

  • Accreditation by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators is usually required.

Real Estate Appraisers

  • Several years of experience as a Real Estate Agent, Right of Way Agent, or Real Estate Administrator are usually required.
  • Residential Appraiser designation is often required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Information processing
  • Reading comprehension
  • Active listening
  • Critical thought
  • Oral expression
  • Active learning
  • Social perception
  • Written expression
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Result evaluation
  • Mathematics
  • Service oriented
  • Solving complex problems
  • Time management
  • Persuasion

Abilities

  • Oral comprehension
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Written comprehension
  • Verbal skills
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Classification
  • Speech clarity
  • Information organization
  • Awareness of issues
  • Near vision
  • Written expression
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Speech recognition
  • Selective attention
  • Basic numeracy
  • Distance vision

Knowledge and attributes

  • Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
  • Critical thinking
  • Autonomy
  • Sense of responsibility
  • Rigour
  • Sense of initiative
  • Intermediate knowledge of the English language
  • Respect standards and regulations
  • Sense of observation
  • Knowledge of buildings and construction

Interests

  • Draft, communicate, and inform
  • Work with numbers
  • Work in sales or client service
  • Work in an office

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Investigative
People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.

Official name of the NOC 12203

Assessors, business valuators and appraisers

Job titles

  • Chartered Appraisers
  • Real estate analyst
  • Assessor (except tax)
  • Appraiser (except customs)
  • Chartered business valuator (cbv)
  • Property appraiser
  • Valuation consultant
  • Business valuation officer
  • Municipal assessor
  • Assistant appraiser
  • Business valuator
  • Canadian residential appraiser (cra)
  • Valuator-appraiser
  • Insurance appraiser
  • Automobile appraiser
  • Business appraiser
  • Building appraiser
  • Fishing vessels appraiser
  • Real estate appraiser
  • Furniture appraiser
  • Real estate appraisal technician
  • Appraisal technician

Skill type

Business, finance and administration

Last update: January 29, 2026

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