Hiring: Appraiser I/II/III Company: Merced County Location: Merced, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:28:43 Employment Type: Contract About the job Required Skills: •Conduct investigations, inspections and interviews; analyze data in determining the value of land, orchards and vineyards, buildings and other structures. •Estimates replacement cost, obsolescence, construction cost, market value, and other pertinent factors, obtaining information from interviews with owners, contractors, real estate agents, and others. •Prepares scale drawings of the location of buildings and improvements in relation to property lines. •Explains assessment procedures and determinations to taxpayers. •Reviews properties for special exemptions and insures proper valuation of claims. •Assists in the training and orientation of new appraisers. •In commercial property appraisals devises capitalization rate on projected income. •May present department's case in taxpayer protest hearings. Qualifications: •Equivalent to graduation from a four (4) year college or university preferably in accounting, business administration, economics, agriculture or civil engineering. Equivalent experience in accounting, auditing, appraising or building cost estimating may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required education. •Eligibility for either temporary or permanent certification as an appraiser by the California State Board of Equalization. If a temporary certification is used to meet this requirement, the employee must acquire permanent certification within one year from date of appointment to this class. •One (1) year of responsible professional level property appraisal work for tax assessment, purchase, or loan extension purposes. •Equivalent to college graduation preferably in accounting, business administration, economics, agriculture or civil engineering. Equivalent experience in accounting, auditing, appraising or building cost estimating may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required education. •Possession of permanent certification as an Appraiser by the California State Board of Equalization. •Three (3) years of responsible professional level property appraisal work for tax assessment, purchase, or loan extension purposes. •Equivalent to college graduation preferably in accounting, business administration, economics, agriculture or civil engineering. Equivalent experience in accounting, auditing, appraising, and building cost estimating, or engineering may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required education. •Possession of permanent certification as an Auditor-Appraiser/Appraiser by the California State Board of Equalization. •Possess a valid California driver's license at time of appointment and maintain. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!