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Real estate majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a real estate degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in real estate. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 12,951 real estate major resumes to identify the jobs real estate majors most prefer.

Highest-Paying Jobs With a Real Estate Degree

  1. Starting Salary
    $66,000
    Job openings
    41,399
    Job Description:
    Real estate brokers and sales agents help clients buy, sell, and rent properties. Although brokers and agents do similar work, brokers are licensed to manage their own real estate businesses. Sales agents must work with a real estate broker.
  2. Starting Salary
    $56,000
    Job openings
    19,151
    Top Locations:
    Chicago, IL;  New York, NY;  Raleigh, NC;  
    Job Description:
    Real estate brokers and sales agents help clients buy, sell, and rent properties. Although brokers and agents do similar work, brokers are licensed to manage their own real estate businesses. Sales agents must work with a real estate broker.
  3. Starting Salary
    $53,000
    Job openings
    170,514
    Job Description:
    A business analyst is someone who analyzes an organization or business domain (real or hypothetical) and documents its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
  4. Starting Salary
    $44,000
    Job openings
    35,450
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Boston, MA;  Los Angeles, CA;  
    Job Description:
    Financial analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. They assess the performance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments.
  5. Starting Salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    63,663
    Job Description:
    Loan officers evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of loan applications for people and businesses.
  6. Starting Salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    69,228
    Top Locations:
    Detroit, MI;  New York, NY;  Huntington Beach, CA;  
    Job Description:
    Appraisers and assessors of real estate provide an estimate of the value of land and the buildings on the land usually before it is sold, mortgaged, taxed, insured, or developed.
  7. Starting Salary
    $27,000
    Job openings
    32,462
    Top Locations:
    Houston, TX;  Chicago, IL;  Dallas, TX;  
    Job Description:
    Property, real estate, and community association managers take care of the many aspects of residential, commercial, or industrial properties. They make sure the property is well maintained, has a nice appearance, and preserves its resale or leasing value.
  8. Starting Salary
    $26,000
    Job openings
    11,371
    Job Description:
    Property, real estate, and community association managers take care of the many aspects of residential, commercial, or industrial properties. They make sure the property is well maintained, has a nice appearance, and preserves its resale or leasing value.
  9. Starting Salary
    $25,000
    Job openings
    64,154
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Los Angeles, CA;  
    Job Description:
    Real estate brokers and sales agents help clients buy, sell, and rent properties. Although brokers and agents do similar work, brokers are licensed to manage their own real estate businesses. Sales agents must work with a real estate broker.
  10. Starting Salary
    $9,000
    Job openings
    24,297
    Top Locations:
    Detroit, MI;  Scottsdale, AZ;  Cleveland, OH;  
    Job Description:
    Loan officers evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of loan applications for people and businesses.

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What can you do with a real estate degree?

Zippia created a real estate career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in real estate. The map shows the most common jobs real estate majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average real estate major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage Real Estate Salary Real Estate Salary Range
1Real Estate
$59,066
$37k
$81k
2Finance
$53,666
$37k
$81k

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