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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

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).

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$69,990
Employment, U.S.311,180
Median hourly wage$33.65
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$41,010$50,720$69,990$97,910$139,680
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama3,510$58,2400.83
Alaska450$76,8000.68
Arizona9,970$63,7401.54
Arkansas2,310$47,7600.88
California50,040$77,0301.37
Colorado2,230$100,0800.39
Connecticut2,760$73,9400.81
Delaware790$67,6000.82
District of Columbia2,040$94,0801.45
Florida30,160$70,8101.52
Georgia8,690$75,3800.89
Hawaii1,930$70,1901.54
Idaho1,680$51,3700.98
Illinois11,180$74,9800.92
Indiana4,670$60,6000.73
Iowa2,290$57,9800.73
Kansas2,810$58,5100.98
Kentucky2,670$52,7900.67
Louisiana3,060$49,9900.79
Maine960$60,9300.75
Maryland6,060$81,9001.10
Massachusetts7,320$103,4101.01
Michigan5,840$60,3500.66
Minnesota4,480$64,8900.76
Mississippi1,300$53,6200.56
Missouri4,740$61,6400.81
Montana1,130$58,0501.10
Nebraska1,530$61,6100.74
Nevada5,630$55,6701.81
New Hampshire730$75,5000.53
New Jersey7,110$82,8500.83
New Mexico1,410$62,2300.81
New York11,390$99,3900.59
North Carolina10,690$61,4301.08
North Dakota590$58,5000.69
Ohio9,960$59,0500.90
Oklahoma2,520$64,6400.74
Oregon3,190$78,0600.81
Pennsylvania9,370$65,6800.77
Rhode Island730$80,2600.73
South Carolina4,900$62,8101.06
South Dakota1,280$49,4901.40
Tennessee4,310$64,8700.66
Texas45,350$61,3201.61
Utah3,020$64,2900.87
Vermont560$62,8100.92
Virginia5,570$79,8100.68
Washington2,950$119,3200.42
West Virginia1,130$54,8600.80
Wisconsin1,560$77,7300.27
Wyoming640$60,0601.14

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products40.970
2Administrative Services Managers30.967
3Purchasing Managers40.966
4General and Operations Managers40.963
5Information Technology Project Managers40.958
6Gambling Managers1-20.958
7Wind Energy Development Managers40.957
8Project Management Specialists40.957
9Procurement Clerks1-20.953
10Financial Managers40.952

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Administrative Services ManagersSystems Analysis0.870.967
Financial ManagersComplex Problem Solving0.880.952
Real Estate Sales AgentsService Orientation0.880.949
FundraisersSystems Evaluation0.870.948
Spa ManagersSystems Evaluation1.250.942
Funeral Home ManagersService Orientation1.000.940
Fundraising ManagersSystems Evaluation1.000.939

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, excluding software Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Oracle PeopleSoft12 of 207.0x
NetSuite ERP9 of 208.7x
Qlik Tech QlikView9 of 208.5x
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials8 of 209.0x
Oracle Database10 of 205.3x
Google Ads7 of 2010.8x
Microsoft Dynamics GP8 of 207.5x
Oracle Hyperion8 of 207.2x
SAP Business Objects8 of 207.2x
Microsoft Visio12 of 203.7x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 4.00
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.00
WritingEssential skill 3.75 4.00
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.75 3.75
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.62 3.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.50 3.38
MonitoringEssential skill 3.38 3.38
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.25 3.38
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.25 3.25
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.12 3.75
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.12 3.50
Active LearningEssential skill 3.12 3.38
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
MathematicsEssential skill 3.00 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
InstructingTransferable skill 2.75 3.00
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.75 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 2.25
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.25 2.25
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.88 1.62
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.50 0.75
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
RepairingTransferable skill 1.38 0.75
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.38 0.62
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.25not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.12not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.12not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Customer and Personal Service 4.41 5.52
Administration and Management 4.04 5.00
English Language 4.04 4.48
Economics and Accounting 3.93 4.59
Public Safety and Security 3.70 4.26
Administrative 3.48 5.00
Mathematics 3.19 3.96
Building and Construction 3.15 3.67
Personnel and Human Resources 3.08 4.15
Law and Government 3.07 3.41
Computers and Electronics 3.04 3.93
Sales and Marketing 2.89 3.96
Education and Training 2.89 3.52
Mechanical 2.85 3.22
Telecommunications 2.70 2.67
Communications and Media 2.64 2.70
Design 2.41 2.74
Engineering and Technology 2.38 2.58
Psychology 2.37 2.52
Production and Processing 2.22 2.11
Transportation 1.93 1.56
Geography 1.89 1.74
Chemistry 1.78 1.56
Physics 1.74 1.33
Sociology and Anthropology 1.70 1.33
Biology 1.59 1.07
Therapy and Counseling 1.48 0.93
Foreign Language 1.46 1.11
Philosophy and Theology 1.27not rated
Food Production 1.22not rated
History and Archeology 1.19not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.19not rated
Fine Arts 1.15not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.00 4.25
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.12
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Written Expression 3.88 4.00
Deductive Reasoning 3.75 3.88
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.50
Speech Clarity 3.75 3.38
Problem Sensitivity 3.62 3.62
Inductive Reasoning 3.50 3.25
Near Vision 3.25 3.88
Number Facility 3.12 3.12
Category Flexibility 3.00 3.00
Fluency of Ideas 3.00 3.00
Information Ordering 3.00 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 3.00
Far Vision 3.00 2.88
Selective Attention 3.00 2.75
Originality 2.75 3.00
Flexibility of Closure 2.62 2.75
Time Sharing 2.50 2.25
Memorization 2.12 2.00
Speed of Closure 2.12 2.00
Trunk Strength 2.12 1.62
Visualization 2.00 2.12
Perceptual Speed 2.00 2.00
Visual Color Discrimination 2.00 1.50
Auditory Attention 1.75 1.12
Depth Perception 1.62 0.75
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.62 0.75
Finger Dexterity 1.50 0.75
Hearing Sensitivity 1.50 0.75
Spatial Orientation 1.38 0.50
Gross Body Coordination 1.38 0.38
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.25not rated
Control Precision 1.25not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.25not rated
Explosive Strength 1.25not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.25not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.25not rated
Manual Dexterity 1.25not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.25not rated
Rate Control 1.25not rated
Reaction Time 1.25not rated
Stamina 1.25not rated
Static Strength 1.25not rated
Sound Localization 1.12not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 60
  • London Computer Systems Rent Manager
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • O'Brien Grasso RE Software Property Master
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • PT Software Solutions PT Rental Assistant
  • Property Boulevard
  • Property Solutions International ResidentPortal
  • PropertyView Solutions Remanage
  • Propertyware
  • Qualitica RentBoss
  • Quicken
  • RealEasyBooks ezREB
  • RealPage OneSite
  • SS&C Technologies Skyline Property Management
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Social media sites
  • SpiritWorks Software Development Rental Property Tracker Plus
  • TCG Technologies i-CAM
  • Tax software
  • TrackPro Services TrackPro Manager
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
  • W G Software Tenant File
  • Web browser software
  • Yardi Systems Yardi Enterprise
  • Yardi Systems Yardi Voyager Commercial
  • Yardi Systems Yardi Voyager Condo, Co-op, and HOA
  • Yardi Systems Yardi Voyager Residential
  • YouTube
  • iRealty Manager

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL6202.46$62,170
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC3802.33$69,990
Kahului-Wailuku, HI3402.30$76,180
Reno, NV1,2502.27$51,520
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL3902.18$61,690
Naples-Marco Island, FL7002.02$78,310
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX15,8901.96$62,920
Midland, TX4701.94$96,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL10,4901.86$73,450
Wildwood-The Villages, FL1501.82$73,140

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