Under state law (sec. 73.09, Wis. Stats.), each individual who completes assessment work must have an assessor certification from the State of Wisconsin. Certification helps ensure a minimum knowledge of those who complete assessment work.

Five Levels of Assessor Certification in Wisconsin

1. Assessment Technician
2. Property Appraiser
3. Assessor 1
4. Assessor 2
5. Assessor 3

Required Certification Level

Each town, village, and city has an assessor with a specific certification level depending on the property's complexity. See Chapter 2 of the Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual for a list of assessor certification levels by municipality.
Certification level required is determined by the work:

• Each certification level is authorized to complete specific types of assessment work
• The assessment work is progressively more complex as the level of certification becomes higher
• An individual certified at the higher level is allowed to perform work of any lower level certification. An exception is the Assessor 3 level. An Assessor 3 can only perform work associated with the Assessor 3 certification.
• Assessor Certification is not required for clerical work.

Temporary Certification

• Temporary Certification

Certification Exams

1. Register for the exam at Pearson VUE
   1. On the right side of the web page, click "Sign in" or "Create account"
      (Note: If you do not have an account with Pearson VUE, you must create one before registering for an exam)
   2. Click "View Exams" and then select "Wisconsin Assessor Certification - DOR"
   3. Select the appropriate certification exam; then click "Schedule this Exam"
   4. You are asked for pre-licensing training information - this is not applicable to assessors. Leave both areas blank and click "Next."
   5. Select the appropriate test center; then select the date and time
   6. Click "Proceed to Checkout" to pay exam fee and confirm exam registration
2. Study for the exam - materials
3. Take the exam on scheduled date and time
4. Apply for certification with a passing exam score

Continuing Education

• Application for Noncredit Continuing Assessor Education Program
• Certifying a course for continuing education
• Continuing education courses
• Ongoing courses offered
• Previously Approved Program Application
• Real Estate Degree Program – Waukesha County
• Education inquiry

Recertification

• Recertification

Annual Assessor Meetings

• 2024 meeting information
• Previous meeting information – 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018

Educational/Reference Materials

• eRETR Training/Help

Questions?

If you have questions, contact us at bapdor@wisconsin.gov.