Tenant Organizer

Also called: Housing Organizer

Helps renters organize to fight unfair evictions, rent hikes, and poor living conditions.

A day in the life

Tenant organizers help residents of an apartment building form a tenants' union, document broken heat or mold, and negotiate with landlords or testify at city council. It's frontline work on one of America's biggest issues: housing.

Pay over a career

Starting
$35k
Typical
$47k
High
$65k

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

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree required; organizing experience matters most.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Urban Studies, Sociology, Social Work.

Outlook

Growing about average.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI can help document repair problems; building trust with renters and organizing them to act stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Spanish, Sociology, AP U.S. Government, Speech and debate.

Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1099.

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