Property Assessors Offices - Wyoming Education and Training

Get the training to become a Wyoming assessor

Property assessors offices in Wyoming education and training will teach you how to appraise personal and real and personal property in order to estimate its fair market value. Property assessors may also assess property for the purpose of setting property taxes in accordance with a prescribed schedule.

The requirements needed to work in WY assessors are complex and vary by the type and value of the property being appraised. Generally, these requirements may be grouped in the following categories:

1. Education. While there are no formal degree requirements for Wyoming property records, most practicing assessors have at least a bachelor’s degree, preferably in economics, finance or real estate. However, the specific courses that a property assessor needs are usually taken at a community college or professional assessor organization.
   
2. On-the-job training. This is required to obtain a license or certification and should be acquired in the office of an independent fee appraiser, if possible.
3. Licensure. Federal law requires that Wyoming property assessors have a state-issued license if they will be involved in transactions requiring a federal loan of $250,000 or more.
   

Complete the courses needed to work in Wyoming assessors offices

There are a variety of on-site universities and distance learning classes that teach students to assess Wyoming property values. These institutions should update their curriculum frequently to reflect changes in the state's educational requirements for property appraisers.
University of Wyoming offers qualifying courses in real estate appraisal that have been approved by the Wyoming Certified Real Estate Appraiser Board. Allied Schools is approved to provide the required train courses for appraisers in Wyoming.

Get on-the-job training for Wyoming property assessment

Job training for property appraisers in Wyoming has specific requirements, as laid out by the Wyoming Real Estate Appraisers Board. These requirements stipulate the length of time the training must take, the way in which the mentor must monitor the process, and the type of experience the trainee must acquire.
Wyoming Legislative Service Office specifies the complete work experience requirements for appraisers in Wyoming. The Wyoming Real Estate Commission provides new appraiser qualifications that include experience requirements for all appraisers in Wyoming.

Become a licensed Wyoming property assessor

Wyoming recognizes three categories of appraisers. A trainee must work under the direct supervision of a licensed appraiser. A certified residential appraiser can perform appraisals on residential property and a certified general appraiser can perform appraisals on all types of property.

• Wyoming property assessors must meet the minimum certification and licensing requirements established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) of the Appraisal Foundation. However, many states have more stringent licensing requirements than those required by the AQB. For example, a state may require an appraisal license for all appraisers regardless of the transaction value of the property.

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