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Real Estate Sales Agents

What do they do?

Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.

Education Required

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

What Does This Job Pay?

Median Annual Salary: $54,300
Median Hourly Salary: $26
$31,410
$54,300
$119,590
One out of ten earn less than $31,410
The median salary is $54,300
One out of ten earn more than $119,590

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  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
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  • Repairing machines or systems using the right tools
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  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Talking to others
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Talking to others
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Bringing people together to solve differences
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Talking to others
  • Bringing people together to solve differences
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Will There Be Jobs?

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Typical Daily Tasks

  • Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.
  • Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
  • Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.