This minor group comprises accounting, insurance and related business administrative occupations, including accounting technicians, bookkeepers, insurance adjusters, claims examiners, insurance underwriters, assessors, valuators, appraisers and customs, ship and other brokers. They are employed in claims departments of insurance companies and as independent adjusters; at head and branch offices of insurance companies; by government agencies, real estate firms and other private companies; by customs, ship and other brokerage establishments; and throughout the public and private sectors; or they may be self-employed.