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
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 30.3% Female
- 69.7% Male
- 30.3% Female
- 69.7% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
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
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NAICS 5330% of jobs
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NAICS 9120% of jobs
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NAICS 817% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 455% of jobs
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NAICS 235% of jobs
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Others33% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 5330% of jobs
-
NAICS 9120% of jobs
-
NAICS 817% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 455% of jobs
-
NAICS 235% of jobs
-
Others33% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in architectural Technology
Placement rate: 59.1%
38.7% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologie de l'estimation et de l'évaluation en bâtiment (Estimation en construction)
Placement rate: 77.8%
22.2% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologie de l'estimation et de l'évaluation en bâtiment (Évaluation immobilière)
Placement rate: 56.5%
34.8% of graduates pursue further studies
University
Business administration
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 84.1%
12.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 92%
3.1% of graduates pursue further studies
- HEC Montréal
- Bishop's University
- Concordia University
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Université Laval
- McGill University
- TÉLUQ
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
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Last update: January 29, 2026