In Alberta, municipalities are the primary employers and contractors of assessment services. Small towns and municipalities often use the assessment services of private companies. Larger municipal districts, counties and metropolitan centres may have their own assessment staff.
Property assessors also may work for the Government of Alberta, or they may become company tax representatives or move into related appraisal fields.
Assessors are part of the larger 2011 National Occupational Classification 1314: Assessors, valuators and appraisers. In Alberta, 76% of people employed in this classification work in the following industries:
The employment outlook [pdf] in this occupation will be influenced by a wide variety of factors including:
- trends and events affecting overall employment (especially in the industries listed above)
- location in Alberta
- employment turnover (work opportunities generated by people leaving existing positions)
- occupational growth (work opportunities resulting from the creation of new positions)
- size of the occupation
In Alberta, the 1314: Assessors, valuators and appraisers occupational group is expected to have a below-average annual growth of 1.3% from 2019 to 2023. In addition to job openings created by employment turnover, 20 new positions are forecasted to be created within this occupational group each year.
Employment turnover is expected to increase as members of the baby boom generation retire over the next few years.
