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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

Also called: Apartment Manager, Community Manager, Property Manager, Resident Manager

What they do:

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).

On the job, you would:
  • Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
  • Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
  • Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • law and government
  • public safety and security

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • reading work related information

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • bringing people together to solve differences

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen

Math

  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide
  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Initiative
  • Leadership

Data base user interface and query software

  • Propertyware
  • Yardi software

Word processing software

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word

Accounting software

  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Sage 50 Accounting

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $60,670

Education

Bachelor's degree or high school diploma/GED is usually needed.