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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$69,990

United States, 2025

Employment

311,180

United States, 2025

Typical education

Not recorded

Job Zone 4

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).

O*NET code
11-9141.00
Job zone
4
Experience required
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

Typical tasks

  • Act as liaisons between on-site managers or tenants and owners.
  • Solicit and analyze bids from contractors for repairs, renovations, and maintenance.
  • Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
  • Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
  • Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
  • Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
  • Meet with clients to negotiate management and service contracts, determine priorities, and discuss the financial and operational status of properties.
  • Clean common areas, change light bulbs, and make minor property repairs.

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Salary analysis — United States

$41,010
10th
$50,720
25th
$69,990
Median
$97,910
75th
$139,680
90th

10th percentile

$41,010

25th percentile

$50,720

75th percentile

$97,910

90th percentile

$139,680

Most important skills

  • Speaking4.0
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Critical Thinking3.9
  • Active Listening3.9
  • Writing3.8
  • Coordination3.8
  • Negotiation3.6
  • Social Perceptiveness3.5
  • Monitoring3.4
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.3
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.3
  • Management of Financial Resources3.3

What skills do you need?

Select the skills you already have

Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 19 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

19

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Speaking4.04.0Not selected4.0
Reading Comprehension4.04.0Not selected4.0
Critical Thinking3.94.0Not selected4.0
Active Listening3.94.0Not selected4.0
Writing3.84.0Not selected4.0
Coordination3.83.8Not selected3.8
Negotiation3.63.6Not selected3.6
Social Perceptiveness3.53.4Not selected3.4
Management of Financial Resources3.33.6Not selected3.6
Persuasion3.13.8Not selected3.8
Monitoring3.43.4Not selected3.4
Judgment and Decision Making3.33.4Not selected3.4
Time Management3.13.5Not selected3.5
Management of Personnel Resources3.33.3Not selected3.3
Management of Material Resources3.13.4Not selected3.4
Active Learning3.13.4Not selected3.4
Complex Problem Solving3.03.0Not selected3.0
Mathematics3.03.0Not selected3.0
Service Orientation3.03.0Not selected3.0

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Spokane, WA$128,7101602025
Bremerton, WA$127,630502025
Kennewick, WA$123,990602025
WA$119,3202,9502025
Seattle, WA$117,9902,1102025
Olympia, WA$113,200602025
Wenatchee, WA$110,230602025
Boston, MA$106,0506,0602025
Bellingham, WA$105,280602025
Boulder, CO$103,4401202025
MA$103,4107,3202025
Denver, CO$101,7501,3402025
CO$100,0802,2302025
NY$99,39011,3902025
Greeley, CO$97,430602025
New York, NY$96,95014,2502025
Midland, TX$96,5004702025
DC$94,0802,0402025
Worcester, MA$93,6303102025
Washington, DC$92,7507,3702025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.