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Real Estate Brokers

Job Information

Operate real estate office, or work for commercial real estate firm, overseeing real estate transactions. Other duties usually include selling real estate or renting properties and arranging loans.

Information

  • A license is required in every State and the District of Columbia.
  • Residential real estate brokers and sales agents often work evenings and weekends.
  • Although gaining a job may be relatively easy, beginning workers face competition from well-established, more experienced agents and brokers.
  • Employment is sensitive to swings in the economy, as well as interest rates; during periods of declining economic activity or rising interest rates, the volume of sales and the resulting demand for sales workers fall.

Statistics

Personality I'm good with people
Salary $59,340/yr ($29.67/hr)
Job Outlook Average
Education Some college, no degree