Also called: CRE Broker
Helps businesses buy, sell or lease offices, warehouses and shopping centers.
You tour three warehouses with a growing e-commerce company, then negotiate a 10-year lease worth $20 million. Your commission might be 4-6% of the lease value, split with your firm.
Almost all commission. First years can be lean; top brokers at firms like CBRE or JLL earn $500k+.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's common; a state real estate license is required.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Real Estate, Finance, Business Administration.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Tracks real estate brokers.
Low risk for 10 years. AI finds properties and drafts market reports; touring sites and negotiating big leases stays relationship work.
Classes: Business elective, Speech and debate, AP Microeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-9021.
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