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title: "Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager"
description: "Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties.…"
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# Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager

**Category:** Management · **SOC code:** 11-9141 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 11-9141.00

Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).

Also advertised as: Apartment Manager; Community Association Manager; Community Manager; Lease Administration Supervisor; Leasing Manager; Occupancy Director; On-Site Manager; Property Manager.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $69,990 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $33.65/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $41,010 to $139,680, with the middle half between $50,720 and $97,910
- **Total US employment:** 311,180
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Medium preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +3.6% over 2024–2034 (BLS EP, 2024–2034)
- **Annual job openings:** 39,000 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 41/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 311,180 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $41,010 |
| 25th | $50,720 |
| 50th (median) | $69,990 |
| 75th | $97,910 |
| 90th | $139,680 |
| Mean (average) | $83,710 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WA | $119,320 | $111,500 | 2,950 |
| MA | $103,410 | $97,781 | 7,320 |
| CO | $100,080 | $97,116 | 2,230 |
| NY | $99,390 | $92,095 | 11,390 |
| DC | $94,080 | $85,604 | 2,040 |
| NJ | $82,850 | $76,145 | 7,110 |
| MD | $81,900 | $78,030 | 6,060 |
| RI | $80,260 | $78,471 | 730 |
| VA | $79,810 | $78,939 | 5,570 |
| OR | $78,060 | $75,522 | 3,190 |
| WI | $77,730 | $82,608 | 1,560 |
| CA | $77,030 | $69,572 | 50,040 |
| AK | $76,800 | $75,030 | 450 |
| NH | $75,500 | $72,481 | 730 |
| GA | $75,380 | $78,282 | 8,690 |

38 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 53 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/property-real-estate-and-community-association-manager/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/property-real-estate-and-community-association-manager.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 466,100 in the 2024–2034 base year to 483,100 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 17,000 jobs, or +3.6%. About as fast as average: 3.6% against 3.1% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 39,000 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2024–2034.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Medium preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** Less than 5 years.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Short-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 55.0% |
| High School Diploma | 15.0% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 10.0% |
| First Professional Degree | 10.0% |
| Some College Courses | 5.0% |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 5.0% |

## What the work involves

- Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
- Meet with clients to negotiate management and service contracts, determine priorities, and discuss the financial and operational status of properties.
- Direct and coordinate the activities of staff and contract personnel and evaluate their performance.
- Inspect grounds, facilities, and equipment routinely to determine necessity of repairs or maintenance.
- Solicit and analyze bids from contractors for repairs, renovations, and maintenance.
- Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
- Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Speaking — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Coordination — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Negotiation — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Social Perceptiveness — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Persuasion — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Management of Personnel Resources — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Customer and Personal Service — importance 4.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 4.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Economics and Accounting — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Law and Government — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Public Safety and Security — importance 3.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Oral Comprehension — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Written Comprehension — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Written Expression — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Inductive Reasoning — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Enterprising (E), Conventional (C), Social (S).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| E — Enterprising | 6.67 |
| C — Conventional | 5.26 |
| S — Social | 3.53 |
| R — Realistic | 3.28 |
| I — Investigative | 2.11 |
| A — Artistic | 1.69 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ESTJ | 85.3 |
| ESFJ | 82.9 |
| ENTJ | 66.9 |
| ISFJ | 63.2 |
| ENFJ | 62.6 |

Best-fitting types: ESTJ, ESFJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Real Estate Agent](https://nuecareer.com/careers/real-estate-agent) — median $52,830
- [Real Estate Broker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/real-estate-broker) — median $73,220
- [Facilities Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/facilities-manager) — median $106,660
- [Appraiser and Assessor of Real Estate](https://nuecareer.com/careers/appraiser-and-assessor-of-real-estate) — median $67,960
- [Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products](https://nuecareer.com/careers/purchasing-agent) — median $77,710
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager) — median $105,770
- [Government Property Inspector and Investigator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/government-property-inspector-and-investigator) — median $80,730
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager) — median $148,270
- [Lodging Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lodging-manager) — median $69,250
- [Appraiser of Personal and Business Property](https://nuecareer.com/careers/appraiser-of-personal-and-business-property) — median $67,960

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 30.3 Database, May 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2024–2034. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024–2034 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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