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Real Estate Sales Agents

Sales and Related · SOC 41-9022

28.3% AI Exposure — High
$52,830
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
38,900
Proj. Annual Openings
193,370
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+3%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
72/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 41-9022 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
28.3%
High · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
49/100
Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$52,830
No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
Projected openings
38,900
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.1%.
Observed/proxy demand
0
FY2025 certified LCAs; 58,249 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Active ListeningSpeakingNegotiationSocial PerceptivenessCoordination
  • 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.

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AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure28.3%
AI Resiliency72/100
Exposure BandHigh
Sector Avg. Exposure27.4%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

52.1%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic28.3%
AI capability · OpenAI43.8%
AI ability · AIOE84.2%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne86%

AI could do ~43.8% of this role but only ~28.3% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Negotiation
4.Social Perceptiveness
5.Coordination

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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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.

8
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#487 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.

Common titles: Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Salesperson, Realtor, Realtor Associate, Sales Agent

Representative Tasks

  • Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.
  • Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
  • Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
  • Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.
  • Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Negotiate prices or other sales terms.
  • Prepare sales or other contracts.
  • Obtain property information.
  • Coordinate activities with suppliers, contractors, clients, or other departments.
  • Develop content for sales presentations or other materials.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Word · hotYardi software · hotGoogle Docs · hotCMA StuffersDataBasix Technologies Lead CommanderFront DeskHUD-1 softwareMicrosoft DynamicsProForce Ultimate BrochuresReal estate application contract transmission REACT software

Related Occupations

Real Estate BrokersProperty, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersAppraisers and Assessors of Real EstateSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · Bright

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
25.5%
Avg AI Exposure
7
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 41-9022: 2019 — employment: 162,330, median wage: $48,930; 2020 — employment: 168,740, median wage: $49,040; 2021 — employment: 175,920, median wage: $48,340; 2022 — employment: 193,010, median wage: $49,980; 2023 — employment: 197,720, median wage: $54,300; 2025 — employment: 193,370, median wage: $52,830.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure28.3%27.4%
OutlookBright ↗35% Bright
Median Salary$52,830N/A
AI Resiliency72/100N/A