Management · Holland code ECS
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).
Also called: Community Manager, Property Manager, Real Estate Manager, Resident Manager, Apartment Manager, Commercial Property Manager, Community Association Manager, Lease Administration Supervisor.
O*NET 11-9141.00
At a glance
- US median annual pay
- $69,990
- Middle half earn $50,720 to $97,910. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 4 of 5
- Considerable preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
- US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034
- +4% · As fast as average
- 466,100 jobs in 2024, projected 483,100. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Property, real estate, and community association managers".
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
- Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
- Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
- Act as liaisons between on-site managers or tenants and owners.
- Solicit and analyze bids from contractors for repairs, renovations, and maintenance.
- Meet with clients to negotiate management and service contracts, determine priorities, and discuss the financial and operational status of properties.
- Clean common areas, change light bulbs, and make minor property repairs.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Reading Comprehension4.0 / 5
- Speaking4.0 / 5
- Active Listening3.9 / 5
- Critical Thinking3.9 / 5
- Writing3.8 / 5
- Monitoring3.4 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.4 / 5
- Administration and Management4.0 / 5
- English Language4.0 / 5
- Economics and Accounting3.9 / 5
- Public Safety and Security3.7 / 5
- Administrative3.5 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic38
- Investigative18
- Artistic12
- Social42
- Enterprising95
- Conventional71
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- property acquisitions manager · DE Immobilienhändler/Immobilienhändlerin · FR directeur de l’acquisition de biens immobiliers/directrice de l’acquisition de biens immobiliers
- real estate leasing manager · DE Vermietungsmanager/Vermietungsmanagerin · FR directeur de la gestion locative immobilière/directrice de la gestion locative immobilière
- real estate manager · DE Immobilienverwalter/Immobilienverwalterin · FR directeur des services immobiliers/directrice des services immobiliers
- rental manager · DE Vermietungsdienstmanager/Vermietungsdienstmanagerin · FR responsable de comptoir en location de voitures
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Estate agents and auctioneers (3555)52,700 employed
- Property, housing and estate managers (1251)207,700 employed
- Sales related occupations n.e.c. (7129)64,900 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Technicians and associate professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €50,992 |
| Austria | €46,986 |
| Germany | €44,473 |
| Netherlands | €42,448 |
| Ireland | €41,613 |
| Sweden | €41,155 |
| Italy | €34,882 |
| France | €34,816 |
| Spain | €29,757 |
| Portugal | €18,080 |
| Poland | €12,108 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
Exposure to AI
This occupation sits in the higher third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +1.22. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.
Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.
Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (11-9141).
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