Real Estate Asset Manager

Manages a portfolio of buildings for investors, deciding when to renovate, raise rents, refinance or sell.

A day in the life

You review rent collections across 12 office buildings, decide a lobby renovation will help sign new tenants and model whether to sell a building now or in three years.

Pay over a career

Starting
$85k
Typical
$135k
High
$220k

Bonuses tied to property performance can be large.

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

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or real estate; many have a master's.

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

Majors to look at: Real Estate, Finance, Economics.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady at real estate investment firms and REITs.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI models rent and sale scenarios; deciding when to renovate, refinance or sell stays human judgment.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, Accounting, AP Microeconomics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9141.

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