Help clients buy, sell, and rent property, showing homes and guiding them through the paperwork.
On the road and at properties; showings, open houses, and offices.
Irregular; evenings and weekends are the busiest.
May 2024–25 BLS wage data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.
Openings a year counts new jobs plus the ones that open when people retire or move on — a truer picture of your odds than growth alone.
“Median” means half earn more and half earn less. Your city, employer, and years on the job move it a lot — that is what the 10th-to-90th range shows.
High school / no degree
Training path: State license course (weeks).
Requires a state license, earned by coursework and exam.
You can earn while you train. This field has a genuinely paid pathway in — an apprenticeship, a paid academy, or employer-funded training — so you draw a paycheck instead of taking on debt to learn it.
Commission-only at the start — build a cash buffer before you leap.
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Standard Occupational Classification 41-9022. Pay, employment, and outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wage survey and 2024–34 employment projections). See something off? Tell us.