Careers in Real Estate

Studying Real Estate can be rewarding and open doors to many different career options.  Want to find out more about career possibilities and salaries? 

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Real Estate Career Paths

There are many rewarding and interesting job in real estate.  Real Estate can lead to many career paths and the following list is just some of the possible career choices you can pursue with an associate or a degree in Real Estate.

Appraising
Assessors
Auctioning
Community Association Managers
Management of income properties
Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Broker

Job Outlook and Salaries

Salaries and jobs vary widely.  According to the U.S. Department of Labor for Real Estate http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos120.htm , http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos300.htm and http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos022.htm  job growth outlook is expected to grow by 11 percent between 2006 and 2016.  Another excellent source for wages and trends in Real Estate is at http://www.acinet.org/acinet/ Career One Stop.
The following information is from the Occupational Outlook Handbook as listed above.  Please click to their website for complete job information.

           

PROJECTIONS DATA FROM THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT MATRIX

Occupational title	SOC Code	Employment, 2006	Projected employment, 2016	Change, 2006-16		Detailed statistics
				Number	Percent
Real estate brokers and sales agents	41-9020	564,000	624,000	60,000	11	PDF	zipped XLS
Real estate brokers	41-9021	131,000	146,000	15,000	11	PDF	zipped XLS
Real estate sales agents	41-9022	432,000	478,000	46,000	11	PDF	zipped XLS
Property, real estate, and community association managers	11-9141	329,000	379,000	50,000	15	PDF	zipped XLS
Property, real estate, and community association managers	11-9141	329,000	379,000	50,000	15	PDF	zipped XLS
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	13-2021	101,000	118,000	17,000	17	PDF	zipped XLS

NOTE: Data in this table are rounded. See the discussion of the employment projections table in the Handbook introductory chapter on Occupational Information Included in the Handbook.