Well..  I'm getting of the military after 5 years I thought going into the adjusting industry would be a good idea.  Though a few perils I seem to be faced with

A) Independant Adjusting - Not a bad option, make alot of money & what not.. Though the defined experienced for such said this is always referenced to Being a Staff Adjuster.

B) Problem with being a staff adjuster, it seems most websites I look at require Staff Adjusters to have a BA degree.. I have none of that.

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So with the problem of being an IA being the lack of getting proper experience & training ofr the job, and the problem of being a staff adjuster usually advertised needing a degree... How would one go about entering such said profession?

Being an Adjuster definetely seems like a lucrative career opportunity for me for yes, the money as an IA, and yes.. travel, coming from the military, i've grown very use to traveling and a little more at home with constantly going to different places despite the conditions and working hours of where I go.

Any insights on where to go from my current standpoitn would be most appreciated.

   -- Rick

Ric: Times changed in 04 & 05, now they have changed back to before 05. Thousands of people are looking for work all of 2006 and so far this year.

However; try to get into the business by working for a fire/water insurance restoration contractor.  You can learn many of the basics in two or three years and then get insurance training.

Well thats unfortunate.. Was hoping there might be some way into this field. Working for a Fire/Water Insurance Restoration contractor and then getting insurance training...

Not sure what kinda work your mean by not including training. I was thinking maybe some possible way to pursue Vale's training (though on see on their webpage you need a company to sponsor you to goto their training course.. another unfortunate situation), and then maybe taking some kinda 'internship' so to say with a company to get some basic rudimentary experience of adjusting.

Though if its really that bad in this field, I guess like many others say either 
 A) It looks like you may just be trying to scare one out interested to get into the field

 B) It could be the fact that yes, I can see last year from everyones posts it was a very bad year for everyone in the insurance industry.

In anycase, I guess best chances for me are to look back at this sometime in the future, cause the idea of being adjuster definetely seemed interesting with the whole investigating' part, traveling, and well.. Call me weird I hate paper work and what not, though besides the money I can see many other interseting aspects of this field that would draw one into wanting to do it.

Though, thanks for the little bit advice you did give me Ray. If I can figure out how to take advantage of that advice I most likely will, where I'll be moving, in Texas.

-- Rick

Ric not trying to scare you, but insurance adjusting is all about paperwork, about 60% of your working time is spent on paper work. Taking notes, writing reports, sending out reports, getting files in etc.

Do not give up and Vale is an excellant place to start and you can sponser yourself if you have the funds to pay for the course. After you come out of Vale send your resume to the large vendors and you will have a better shot than the thousands who have not been to Vale.

A good way to learn is to work for a busy independant adjuster who can use "helpers" many can many can not (depends on the vendor). The pay is not great as you will slow most people down but if you can pay your own way for about 3 months, hundreds of people will take you on as a non paid helper, if you will work for 2 months.

try www.claimsmentor.com  also   *** find  E.A. Renfro in Birmingham, AL. they like ex-milatary.