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Real Estate Brokers

Part of Marketing, in the Professional Sales pathway.

Job zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 41-9021.00

What the work is

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.

On a typical day

  • Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.
  • Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.
  • Monitor fulfillment of purchase contract terms to ensure that they are handled in a timely manner.
  • Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
  • Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement details and during the closing of sales.
  • Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations, descriptions, and available financing options, using computers.

What it pays

$98,950
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $63,070
Experienced workers reach $98,950
  1. $63k10th
  2. $80k25th
  3. $99kMedian
  4. $99k75th
  5. $99k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $63,070, 25th $80,240, Median $98,950, 75th $98,950, 90th $98,950

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+12.3%

employment change in the Alamo region, 693 to 778 jobs · U.S. +3%

69

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 9,700

693

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 111,300

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Experience: Less than 5 years

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Speaking4.0
  2. Reading Comprehension4.1
  3. Active Listening4.0
  4. Critical Thinking3.9
  5. Negotiation4.0
  6. Active Learning3.8
  7. Persuasion4.0
  8. Judgment and Decision Making4.0

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less16%
  2. Certificate1%
  3. Some college24%
  4. Associate degree6%
  5. Bachelor's degree45%
  6. Doctoral or professional9%

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Alamo Institutes
  1. Real Estate

    Workforce course · Business & Entrepreneurship

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