Leasing professional vs apartment manager

The differences between leasing professionals and apartment managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a leasing professional and an apartment manager. Additionally, an apartment manager has an average salary of $40,520, which is higher than the $32,944 average annual salary of a leasing professional.

The top three skills for a leasing professional include customer service, yardi and property tours. The most important skills for an apartment manager are property management, evictions, and bank deposits.

Leasing professional vs apartment manager overview

	Leasing Professional	Apartment Manager
Yearly salary	$32,944	$40,520
Hourly rate	$15.84	$19.48
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	48,976	10,867
Job satisfaction	5	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Leasing professional vs apartment manager salary

Leasing professionals and apartment managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Leasing Professional	Apartment Manager
Average salary	$32,944	$40,520
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	Aldon	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between leasing professional and apartment manager education

There are a few differences between a leasing professional and an apartment manager in terms of educational background:

	Leasing Professional	Apartment Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Leasing professional vs apartment manager demographics

Here are the differences between leasing professionals' and apartment managers' demographics:

	Leasing Professional	Apartment Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 31.7% Female, 68.3%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between leasing professional and apartment manager duties and responsibilities

Leasing professional example responsibilities.

Manage marketing across multiple channels (website, craigslist, on-site, social media, etc . )
Assist with the office duties, booking appointments for tenant rentals, posting photo to craigslist.
Follow up to ensure that all collect documentation are accurate, calculate and enter into Yardi and AS400 programs.
Record all resident activities, complaints, and concerns into OneSite software and directing attention of the issues to upper management.
Input prospects and applications into Onesite
Contact customers regarding sensitive issues such as evictions and collections with proper follow-up for timely payment.

Apartment manager example responsibilities.

Live on-site, manage property and employees, payroll, purchasing, inventory, deposits, etc.
Accomplish financial objectives by collecting rents, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and prepare annual budget.
Design and manage all company facebook accounts for residents and prospective residents regarding property information and general interest articles.
Maintain all client accounts, post all move ins, late fees and any other charges on Yardi property database system.
Introduce property owner to YARDI, and other online property legal services.
Organized/Update files according to certification and adjust payments utilizing HUD formula.

Leasing professional vs apartment manager skills

Common leasing professional skills

Customer Service, 25%
Yardi, 6%
Property Tours, 6%
Lease Renewals, 5%
Work Ethic, 4%
Background Checks, 4%

Common apartment manager skills

Property Management, 8%
Evictions, 7%
Bank Deposits, 5%
Rent Collection, 5%
Background Checks, 5%
Yardi, 5%

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