Also called: Real Estate Accountant
Keeps the books for apartment complexes, office buildings and shopping centers.
You close the month for 12 buildings, record rent payments, track repair costs and explain to the asset manager why one building's expenses spiked.
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 in accounting.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting, Real Estate.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks accountants.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Property software automates rent posting and reconciliations; fewer accountants manage more buildings.
Classes: Accounting class, Excel class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2011.
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