Affordable Housing Developer

Builds apartments that working families can afford by stacking tax credits, grants, and loans.

A day in the life

You assemble seven different funding sources for a 90-unit building, then meet neighbors to explain the project. Opening day, families get keys to their first stable home.

Pay over a career

Starting
$65k
Typical
$102k
High
$162k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Degree in planning, real estate, or public policy; tax credit financing expertise.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Real Estate, Public Policy.

Outlook

Growing faster than average. Strong public need and funding.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with tax-credit models and applications; deal-making, community trust and creative financing stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Economics, Government, Personal finance.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9141.

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