A professional who directs local or statewide program of real estate and property assessment equalization to facilitate adjustments in tax base and rates resulting from changes in property values. Responsibilities include:

• Devises procedures for compiling, computing, and analyzing valuation data according to knowledge of statistical principles and accepted valuation theories (valuation engineer).
• Assigns appraisers to interview industrial, commercial, and residential property owners and inspect properties in prescribed areas to obtain current valuation data.
• Directs personnel engaged in assembling and analyzing data into statistical groupings to facilitate comparisons with previous assessments.
• Prepares or directs preparation of reports and graphs to illustrate findings.
• Derives assessment equalization factors from computed data according to accepted valuation principles and knowledge of real estate market relationships.
• Allocates expected revenue among state tax districts according to computations and departmental regulations.
• Recommends changes in valuation procedures, tax rates, and tax policy to appropriate officials.
• Represents tax commission at meetings of boards of equalization, at tax appeal hearings, and in court.