How To Become A Property Officer: What It Is and Career Path

What is a property officer and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a property officer. For example, did you know that they make an average of $21.17 an hour? That's $44,034 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 3% and produce 11,100 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreProperty OfficerUS Average

Salary

3.4

Avg. Salary $44,034

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

Growth rate 3%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

4.3

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43%

Asian 8.83%

Black or African American 6.36%

Hispanic or Latino 9.39%

Unknown 4.56%

White 70.43%

Gender

female 39.45%

male 60.55%

Age - 43

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 43

Complexity level

1.8

Complexity level is simple

7 - challenging

Key steps to become a property officer

Explore property officer education requirements

Most common property officer degrees

Bachelor's

51.6 %

Associate

17.1 %

High School Diploma

11.3 %

Start to develop specific property officer skills

Skills	Percentages
Patrol	32.58%
Real Estate	9.86%
Logistics	8.45%
Real Property	7.13%
Inventory Control	4.94%

Research property officer duties and responsibilities

Elevate IP awareness lead to increase in invention disclosures and improve cross-functional relationships.
Form valuable connections with DLA, GSA and UNICOR for disposal of government property.
Audit maintenance, security, leasing and occupancy standards to verify compliance with HUD regulations and requirements.
Abate subsidy payments when the owner fails to correct violations within specify time frames and notify HUD of abatement.

Apply for property officer jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a property officer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do property officers rate their job?

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Property officer reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2022

Pros

I believe that as a property manager you are trusted with one of the most intimate areas of a persons life!… their home! That’s one heck of a responsibility because , at the end of the day everything starts and ends with home!

Cons

The only thing I don’t like about working in the property management field is having to turn people away or add them to a waitlist. The demand/need for affordable quality housing is so great… it’s nearly impossible to assist everyone you meet because the demand far exceeds the supply. That is so frustrating and leaves me feeling like I’ve let people down when I don’t have anything available. Sometimes hearing the desperation in their voices gets to me and I find myself upset when I am unable yo help them.

A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2020