Valuers

ANZSCO ID 224512

Overview

Snapshot

Employed
5,200
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
85%
Female Share
22%
Average age
41

Summary

Valuers assess the value of land, property, commercial equipment, merchandise, personal effects, household goods and objects of art.

Specialisations: Plant and Machinery Valuer, Property Valuer, Real Estate Valuer.

A formal qualification in valuation, property or another related field is needed to work as a Valuer. University and Vocational Education and Training (VET) are both common study pathways.

Tasks

  • Provides advice on land and property financing and valuation matters.

  • Calculates values by considering market demand, condition of items, future trends and other factors.

  • Examines property, selects methods of valuation, and submits written assessments.

  • Gives evidence in legal proceedings, mediates on valuation matters and provides rental determinations for arbitration purposes.

Characteristics

Job Type
Professionals
Skill Level
Very high skill
ANZSCO Occupation group
Unemployment Rate
n/a
Industries
Pathway(s)
  • University
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Interests
  • Administrative
  • Enterprising
Physical Demand
  • Sedentary

Outlook

Employment Outlook

JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. Employment projections data are only produced for occupations at the broad four digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) level. While data are not available for this occupation, projections data are available for the parent occupation, Land Economists and Valuers, under the outlook section.


Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • Around 85% of people employed as Valuers work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 19 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).

    Full-time workers work an average of 47 hours per week in their main job. This is 3 hours more than the all jobs average (44 hours per week).

    Sources:Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average.


Industries

Main industries

1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
69.9%
2
Public Administration and Safety
8.5%
3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
7.6%
4
Financial and Insurance Services
4.5%
5
Other industries
8.0%

Regions

Employment across Australia

NSW

33.0% All occupations: 31.6%

VIC

25.1% All occupations: 25.6%

QLD

21.0% All occupations: 20.0%

SA

6.8% All occupations: 7.0%

WA

10.5% All occupations: 10.8%

TAS

1.8% All occupations: 2.0%

NT

0.6% All occupations: 1.0%

ACT

1.2% All occupations: 1.9%

Employment by State and Territory (% Share)

State Valuers All Jobs Average
NSW 33.0 31.6
VIC 25.1 25.6
QLD 21.0 20.0
SA 6.8 7.0
WA 10.5 10.8
TAS 1.8 2.0
NT 0.6 1.0
ACT 1.2 1.9



Worker profile

Age and gender

Age In Years
41
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
22%
All Jobs Average is 48%
  • The median age of Valuers is 41 years. This is similar to the all jobs average of 40 years.

    A large share of workers are aged 25 to 34 years.

    Females make up 22% of the workforce. This is 26 percentage points below the all jobs average of 48%.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.

Age Profile (% Share)

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Bracket Valuers All Jobs Average
15-19 0.3 5.0
20-24 7.5 9.3
25-34 27.5 22.9
35-44 22.1 22.0
45-54 20.1 21.6
55-59 8.0 9.0
60-64 7.2 6.0
65 and Over 7.2 4.2
Median Age 41 40

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.


Employment Pathways

Education, training and experience

A formal qualification in valuation, property or another related field is needed to work as a Valuer. University and Vocational Education and Training (VET) are both common study pathways.

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Highest Level of Education (% Share)

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Type of Qualification Valuers All Jobs Average
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 13.2 10.1
Bachelor degree 54.9 21.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 18.8 11.6
Certificate III/IV 3.7 21.1
Year 12 7.0 18.1
Year 11 0.7 4.8
Year 10 and below 1.8 12.5

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.


Skills and Knowledge

Employers look for Land Economists and Valuers who have strong attention to detail, provide good customer service and have strong interpersonal skills.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 57%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 55%

    Critical thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • 55%

    Judgment and decision making

    Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

  • 54%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 52%

    Active listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • 52%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 52%

    Mathematics

    Using maths to solve problems.

  • 48%

    Active learning

    Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

  • 43%

    Complex problem solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • 43%

    Systems analysis

    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

  • 41%

    Time management

    Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

  • 39%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 39%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 37%

    Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

  • 36%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 36%

    Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

  • 34%

    Negotiation

    Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

  • 30%

    Systems evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • 25%

    Management of financial resources

    Figuring out how money is needed to do something, and keeping track of the money that's being spent.

  • 23%

    Management of material resources

    Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.


Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

  • 64%

    English language

    English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • 63%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 62%

    Building and construction

    Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.

  • 60%

    Computers and electronics

    Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • 59%

    Law and government

    How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.

  • 57%

    Clerical

    Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.

  • 56%

    Administration and management

    Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.

  • 53%

    Customer and personal service

    Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.

  • 50%

    Geography

    Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.

  • 48%

    Sales and marketing

    Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • 46%

    Economics and accounting

    Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.

  • 41%

    Education and training

    Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • 40%

    Public safety and security

    Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.

  • 34%

    Technical design

    Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • 32%

    Transportation

    Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.

  • 31%

    Production and processing

    Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.

  • 31%

    Communications and media

    Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.

  • 31%

    Personnel and human resources

    Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.

  • 23%

    Sociology and anthropology

    Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

  • 22%

    Telecommunications

    Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.


Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 59%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 59%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 57%

    Near vision

    See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

  • 57%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 57%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 55%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.

  • 55%

    Inductive reasoning

    Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

  • 48%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 48%

    Sorting or ordering

    Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 46%

    Far vision

    See details that are far away.

  • 46%

    Problem spotting

    Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

  • 45%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 45%

    Mathematics

    Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

  • 45%

    Working with numbers

    Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

  • 43%

    Flexibility of closure

    See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

  • 41%

    Brainstorming

    Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

  • 41%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 39%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 37%

    Originality

    Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

  • 30%

    Perceptual speed

    Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.


Activities

These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.

  • 74%

    Making sense of information and ideas

    Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

  • 69%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 65%

    Making decisions and solving problems

    Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

  • 63%

    Collecting and organising information

    Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

  • 63%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

    Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

  • 61%

    Assessing and evaluating things

    Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

  • 56%

    Checking compliance with standards

    Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

  • 55%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 54%

    Planning and prioritising work

    Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

  • 54%

    Communicating with the public

    Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 51%

    Working with computers

    Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

  • 50%

    Looking for changes over time

    Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

  • 50%

    Scheduling work and activities

    Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

  • 49%

    Providing office support

    Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

  • 49%

    Documenting or recording information

    Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

  • 47%

    Estimating amounts, costs and resources

    Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

  • 47%

    Explaining things to people

    Helping people to understand and use information.

  • 46%

    Communicating within a team

    Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 43%

    Checking for errors or defects

    Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

  • 43%

    Giving expert advice

    Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.


Interests and demands

Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.

Interests

Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.

  • 86%

    Enterprising

    Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

  • 81%

    Administrative

    Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

  • 52%

    Practical

    Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

  • 33%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 29%

    Analytical

    Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

  • 14%

    Creative

    Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.


Values

Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
  • 71%

    Independence

    Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

  • 67%

    Support

    Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

  • 62%

    Achievement

    Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

  • 62%

    Working conditions

    Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

  • 52%

    Recognition

    Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

  • 48%

    Relationships

    Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.


Demands

The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:
  • 97%

    Telephone

    Talk on the telephone.

  • 96%

    Electronic mail

    Use electronic mail.

  • 89%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 87%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 87%

    Time pressure

    Work to strict deadlines.

  • 85%

    Unstructured work

    Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.

  • 83%

    Outdoors, exposed to weather

    Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.

  • 82%

    Contact with people

    Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.

  • 81%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 80%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 80%

    In an enclosed vehicle or equipment

    Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).

  • 77%

    Spend time sitting

    Spend time sitting at work.

  • 75%

    Repeating same tasks

    Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.

  • 73%

    Competition

    Compete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.

  • 73%

    Frequent decision making

    Frequently make decisions that impact other people.

  • 72%

    Letters and memos

    Write letters and memos.

  • 70%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

  • 63%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

  • 56%

    Conflict situations

    Deal with conflict or disagreements.

  • 55%

    Automation of tasks

    Do tasks that are mostly automated.

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