Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to real estate programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Real Estate · CIP 52.1501 · 3 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 52.1501 Real Estate, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps real estate programs to 3 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Property Manager, Real Estate Broker and Real Estate Agent. BLS median pay across them runs from $52,830 (Real Estate Agent) to $73,220 (Real Estate Broker) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs real estate programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property Manager | $69,990 | 311,180 | n/a | 4 |
| Real Estate Agent | $52,830 | 193,370 | n/a | 1-2 |
| Real Estate Broker | $73,220 | 46,100 | n/a | 4 |
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Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
Reading Comprehension · Speaking · Active Listening
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 52.1501Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.
Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.
Negotiation · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 52.1501Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
Active Listening · Speaking · Negotiation
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 52.1501Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data A national median for federal-aid graduates of this field: a separate measure from the BLS job pay above.
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The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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