Mid-Level

Property Field Inspector

At an insurance carrier, mortgage servicer, or specialty inspection firm, you inspect properties — homes, businesses, vacant lots, properties in foreclosure or default — supporting underwriting, claims, or portfolio decisions with documented condition assessment.

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Employment concentration · ~24 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Property Field Inspector

Property field-inspection runs on assigned-route work across multi-property daily schedules — driving to assigned properties, conducting exterior or interior inspection per the assignment specification, capturing photo documentation, completing structured assessment forms (property-condition reports, occupancy verifications, drive-by inspections), and producing the documentation underwriters, claim adjusters, or mortgage servicers rely on. The inspector works inspection-management software (Mueller, InsurePro, ProValue, mortgage-specific platforms), the mobile-capture tools, and the route-management efficient field days require. Inspections completed per day and quality-review pass rate are the operating measures.

Variance is wide: at insurance carriers the inspections support property-underwriting; at mortgage servicers they monitor portfolio condition (drive-by inspections, vacancy checks, property-preservation verifications); at specialty inspection firms the work serves multiple carrier or servicer relationships. The per-inspection economics at many field-services operations affect net earnings substantially after vehicle costs.

This role fits people who are observationally careful, comfortable with field-driving routines, and reliable about the documentation each inspection produces. Property-inspector credentials, mortgage-field-services training, and ongoing CE anchor advancement. The trade-off is the windshield-time and weather-exposure field inspection involves, and the per-inspection-pay economics typical of field-services positions.

SupportAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
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
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Property Field Inspectors (SOC 13-1032.00), 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.

$57K–$102K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
8K
U.S. Employment
-8.2%
10yr Growth
500
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

SpeakingWritingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationNegotiation
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
13-1032.00

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