Fair Housing Specialist

Enforces laws against housing discrimination and educates landlords and tenants.

A day in the life

Investigates a complaint that a landlord refused to rent to a family with kids, trains a group of landlords on the law, and mediates a reasonable accommodation request.

Pay over a career

Starting
$45k
Typical
$64k
High
$92k

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

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in law, social science, or public policy.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Political Science, Pre-Law, Urban Studies.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Approximate.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI can flag discriminatory ads, but investigating complaints and mediating disputes stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Government, Sociology, Speech or debate.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1041.

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