Real Estate Private Equity Associate

Also called: REPE Associate

Helps a real estate investment fund find, analyze and buy properties.

A day in the life

You build a model for buying a portfolio of warehouses, visit them with brokers and present the deal to partners. After the purchase, you track how the buildings perform.

Pay over a career

Starting
$130k
Typical
$200k
High
$350k

Includes bonus.

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; often ex-investment banking.

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

Majors to look at: Finance, Real Estate.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds deal screening and models; touring properties, negotiating and managing assets stay human, but associates do more with less.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, Accounting class, AP Macroeconomics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.

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