Property Sales Brokers: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 131,000 jobs for people working as property sales brokers. People pursuing jobs in this occupation should expect a very low overall unemployment rate.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Government survey data shows that 16% of employees work fewer than 40 hours per week. Some 64% of property sales brokers work primarily as a consultant.

Training and Education

Having work experience in a related occupation may make it easier to find a job. Employees with a bachelor's degree or higher are 45% of the total. About 37% of property sales brokers have some college education, but do not have a degree. High school was all the education required by 18% of workers to get a job. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

Cities with few jobs per capita for employees are Fort Worth (Texas), Austin (Texas), and Cleveland (Ohio). The most jobs are found in Palm Coast (Florida), Kingman (Arizona), and Wilmington (North Carolina).

Within the US, the highest salaries for property sales brokers are found in San Francisco (California), New York (New York), and Atlanta (Georgia), and the lowest are found in Fayetteville (North Carolina), Boise (Idaho), and Greenville (North Carolina).

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Property Sales Brokers: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Property Sales Brokers, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Property Sales Brokers are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Property Sales Brokers are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Birmingham	60	$76,170	0.4
Alabama	Mobile	50		0.9
Arizona	Kingman	100		6.8
Arizona	Phoenix	1,590	$63,500	2.6
Arkansas	Little Rock	110	$83,830	1
California	Bakersfield	60	$78,140	0.7
California	Oakland	450	$123,380	1.3
California	Sacramento	220	$96,970	0.8
California	San Diego	740	$84,610	1.7
California	San Francisco	310	$153,710	0.9
California	Santa Ana	940	$82,860	1.9
Colorado	Boulder	110		2.2
Colorado	Colorado Springs	260	$46,040	3.2
Colorado	Denver	1,330	$66,390	3.2
Delaware	Wilmington	70	$84,490	0.7
District of Columbia	Washington	1,270	$78,630	1.7
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	860	$63,300	3.6
Florida	Fort Walton Beach	110		4.9
Florida	Jacksonville	400		2
Florida	Lakeland	100	$57,110	1.6
Florida	Miami	690	$87,450	2.1
Florida	Ocala	150		5.3
Florida	Palm Bay	70		1.1
Florida	Palm Coast	130		39.1
Florida	Pensacola	110	$39,080	2.4
Florida	Port St Lucie	170		4.4
Florida	Sarasota	220	$69,780	2.6
Florida	Tampa	850		2.1
Georgia	Atlanta	710	$98,460	0.9
Georgia	Augusta	40	$72,890	0.6
Hawaii	Honolulu	110	$55,930	0.8
Idaho	Boise	90	$36,230	1
Illinois	Chicago	1,900	$66,470	1.5
Illinois	Springfield	60	$39,190	1.9
Indiana	Gary	40	$71,980	0.4
Indiana	Indianapolis	300	$69,910	1
Iowa	Des Moines	240	$70,890	2.3
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	70		0.6
Louisiana	New Orleans	80	$45,080	0.5
Maine	Portland	90	$74,880	1.4
Maryland	Baltimore	600	$62,820	1.4
Maryland	Bethesda	410	$93,230	2.2
Massachusetts	Boston	780	$61,950	1.4
Massachusetts	Springfield	80	$47,800	0.8
Michigan	Detroit	120		0.5
Michigan	Grand Rapids	120	$95,120	1
Michigan	Lansing	60	$48,630	1
Michigan	Warren	450	$73,140	1.2
Minnesota	Minneapolis	210	$109,750	0.4
Missouri	Kansas City	140	$47,900	0.4
Missouri	Springfield	70	$54,820	1.1
Missouri	St Louis	180		0.4
Nebraska	Lincoln	30	$74,490	0.6
Nebraska	Omaha	70		0.5
Nevada	Las Vegas	310	$92,210	1
New Jersey	Edison	210	$83,340	0.6
New Jersey	Newark	170		0.5
New Mexico	Albuquerque	100		0.8
New York	Albany	80	$68,940	0.6
New York	Nassau	580	$80,600	1.4
New York	New York	4,260	$131,130	2.5
New York	Rochester	140	$88,570	0.9
New York	Syracuse	90		0.9
North Carolina	Asheville	180	$41,850	3.2
North Carolina	Burlington	80	$43,110	4.7
North Carolina	Charlotte	1,150	$61,220	4
North Carolina	Durham	260	$50,230	3
North Carolina	Fayetteville	180	$35,800	4.8
North Carolina	Goldsboro	40	$33,050	3.9
North Carolina	Greensboro	470	$50,510	3.9
North Carolina	Greenville	50	$33,370	2.4
North Carolina	Hickory	100	$33,090	2
North Carolina	Jacksonville	60	$36,430	5.3
North Carolina	Raleigh	900	$52,370	5.4
North Carolina	Rocky Mount	70		4.2
North Carolina	Wilmington	290	$48,440	6.5
North Carolina	Winston Salem	180	$42,020	2.6
Ohio	Canton	40	$73,090	0.7
Ohio	Cincinnati	280	$78,100	0.8
Ohio	Cleveland	60		0.2
Ohio	Columbus	200	$89,170	0.7
Ohio	Youngstown	40	$81,930	0.5
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	310		1.7
Oregon	Portland	680		2
Oregon	Salem	90	$50,240	1.9
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	540		0.9
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	190		0.5
South Carolina	Charleston	340		3.6
South Carolina	Columbia	340	$52,760	3
South Carolina	Greenville	500	$56,940	5.1
South Carolina	Myrtle Beach	220	$74,180	6.1
South Carolina	Spartanburg	60		1.6
Tennessee	Chattanooga	70		0.9
Tennessee	Nashville	350	$55,030	1.4
Texas	Austin	60	$70,030	0.2
Texas	Dallas	520	$83,160	0.8
Texas	Fort Worth	80		0.3
Texas	San Antonio	210	$57,750	0.8
Utah	Salt Lake City	300	$90,590	1.5
Virginia	Richmond	120		0.6
Virginia	Virginia Beach	330	$89,550	1.3
Washington	Bellingham	60	$169,560	2.5
Washington	Bremerton	40	$101,620	1.6
Washington	Seattle	480	$92,710	1
Washington	Spokane	40	$99,830	0.6
Washington	Tacoma	40	$65,510	0.5
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	250	$77,060	0.9

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