Real Estate Brokers
Sales and Related · SOC 41-9021
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 41-9021 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 26.1%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 51/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $73,220
- H-1B offered wage $77,500; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 10,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 2
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 15,194 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~50% of this role but only ~26.1% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Operate real estate office, or work for commercial real estate firm, overseeing real estate transactions. Other duties usually include selling real estate or renting properties and arranging loans.
Common titles: Broker, Broker Associate, Designated Broker, Managing Broker, Real Estate Associate, Real Estate Broker
Representative Tasks
- •Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.
- •Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.
- •Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement details and during the closing of sales.
- •Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations, descriptions, and available financing options, using computers.
- •Manage or operate real estate offices, handling associated business details.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Contract real estate to clients.
- •Prepare sales or other contracts.
- •Negotiate prices or other sales terms.
- •Supervise sales or support personnel.
- •Appraise property values.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 26.1% | 27.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 35% Bright |
| Median Salary | $73,220 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 74/100 | N/A |