Real Estate Brokers

Occupation Title: Real Estate Brokers

Description: 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.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 41-9021

Sample Job Titles: Broker, Real Estate Broker, Associate Broker, Realtor, Broker Associate, Real Eastate Sales Associate, Real Estate Agent, Office Administrator, Office Manager, Real Estate Associate

Salary Chart Real Estate Brokers

Estimated Total Employment*
2008: 51,390
2009: 48,380
2010: 41,210
2011: 38,200
2012: 37,270

Data Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Projected Job Openings (2010-2020): 29,700
Projected Growth (2010-2020): 3-9%
(total 10 year projection, not annual)

Data Source:
O*NET Online

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program does not include self-employed workers in employment estimates. O*NET and other BLS programs do include self-employed workers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. REC-0439914 and DRL-0910041 (Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography).

Suggested citation: Association of American Geographers, Jobs & Careers Website, Salary Data and Trends, http://www.aag.org/cs/salary_data_and_trends/salary_data_and_trends_overview (accessed mm//dd/yyyy).