Property Appraiser 2 - (005443) in Detroit, Michigan at Wayne County Government

Title: Property Appraiser 2 - (005443)

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Required Knowledge
  • Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Principles, methods, and practices of one or more categories of real and/or personal property appraisal and their application to tax assessment.
  • State of Michigan laws relating to assessment.
  • Information technology as it applies to appraisal assessment functions.
• Required Tasks
  • Sorts and files correspondence, and performs miscellaneous clerical duties such as answering telephones, and responding to correspondence.
  • Interviews taxpayers, realtors, contractors, builders, and other relevant parties to obtain information needed to appraise and, subsequently, assess real property.
  • Compiles and analyzes data on construction costs, sale prices, leases and other factors affecting land and building values.
  • Prepares and/or revises land value and tax maps and real property descriptions.
  • Calculates appraisal and assessment values from collected data.
  • Investigates and resolves taxpayer complaints, Board of Review and/or Michigan Tax Tribunal petitions, and requests for property tax exemption.
  • Classifies and organizes assessment data for presentation.
  • Defends assessments at all levels of appeal, as required.
  • Investigates and makes recommendations on taxpayers’ requests for property tax exemption.
  • Explains assessment appraisals and procedures to taxpayers.
  • Maintains property assessment records.
  • Enters vacant and/or vandalized buildings to determine extent of damage and remaining value.

Qualifications

• Educational Requirements
  • High School Diploma or equivalent;
• Experience Requirements
  • 1 (one) year of experience involving supports and maintenance of real estate, title, or appraisal records or
  • 1 year as a Property Appraiser 1
  • Valid State of Michigan Operator license. Employees in this class will be required to provide and operate a motor vehicle on a reimbursed mileage basis.
  • Persons certified or promoted to this class must have and maintain a valid Michigan Certified Assessment Technician (MCAT) designation or above. Failure to maintain the certification will be evaluated at the end of the initial six-month probationary period with a conditional six-month extension possible, after which, failure to comply may lead to termination or demotion back to the prior classification if applicable.

Job Info

Job Identification: 3079

Posting Date: 08/12/2026, 05:21 PM

Apply Before: 08/27/2026, 09:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full time
Location: 500 Griswold St, Detroit, MI, 48226, US