Mid-Level

Claims Service Adjustor

The person who adjusts insurance claims with a focus on customer service — handling files, communicating with policyholders, and being responsible for both technical claim resolution and the experience customers have through the process.

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What it's like

What it's like to be a Claims Service Adjustor

Most days tend to involve a blend of claimant calls, file work, and customer communication — taking statements, reviewing documentation, evaluating damages, and keeping policyholders informed. You'll often spend part of the time on vendor and provider coordination — repair shops, medical providers, contractors — and part on the documentation fabric of claims work.

The harder part is often balancing the technical claim discipline with the customer experience demands of service-focused operations. You'll typically coordinate across customers, adjusters, and vendors, where keeping files moving and customers informed are both measured.

People who tend to thrive here are detail-rigorous, comfortable with customer-facing work, and steady through repeated emotional content of claims. The trade-off is the dual pressure of technical accuracy and customer satisfaction. If you find satisfaction in resolving claims well while making the experience less stressful for customers, the role has a quiet, professional value.

SupportModerate
IndependenceModerate
Working ConditionsModerate
RelationshipsModerate
AchievementModerate
RecognitionLower
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Claims Service Adjustors (SOC 13-1031.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$48K–$112K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
305K
U.S. Employment
-5.1%
10yr Growth
21K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingWritingComplex Problem SolvingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessCoordination
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13-1031.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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