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12203.01 – Assessors

Assessors determine the value of land, businesses, estates and other real property, for purposes of sale, purchase, taxation and disposal of assets.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Municipal assessor

Core competencies

  • Numeracy to analyze financial aspects related to properties, such as income potential for rental properties or cost estimates for repairs and improvements
  • Critical Thinking and Decision Making to navigate complex scenarios that require evaluating multiple factors, such as property features, market conditions and regulatory requirements
  • Near Vision to inspect physical attributes of properties up close, such as architectural features and conditions of buildings, and to analyze detailed maps and blueprints of properties to understand layout and zoning
  • Categorization Flexibility to evaluate and classify properties such as residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural according to their unique characteristics and market values
  • Attention to Detail to ensure compliance with local, provincial, territorial and federal guidelines for property assessment and taxation
  • Knowledge in Accounting to understand accounting principals to analyze the financial aspects of properties, such as rental income potential, operating expenses and profitability

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Assess value of land, building, structures, machinery, equipment and property improvements for purposes of taxation, grants and regional planning and prior to sale or purchase
  • Review and analyze data such as past sales, title searches, engineering and alignment maps, soil maps, subdivision plans, water and sewer plans, leasing cost data and easements
  • Explain assessment process to ratepayers.

Additional information

  • Progression to management positions in each field is possible with experience.
  • Assessors may specialize in advising and consulting in a specific field of assessment such as residential, commercial, industrial, institutional or farm lands.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Financial and investment analysts (11101)
  • Financial auditors and accountants (11100)
  • Insurance adjusters and claims examiners (12201)
  • Property administrators (13101)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

1 – Business, finance and administration occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

12 – Administrative and financial supervisors and specialized administrative occupations

Sub-major group

122 – Accounting, insurance and related business administrative occupations

Minor group

1220 – Accounting, insurance and related business administrative occupations

Unit group

12203 – Assessors, business valuators and appraisers

Occupational profile

12203.01 – Assessors

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