National
| Median wages (2008) |
$22.18 hourly, $46,130 annual |
| Employment (2006) |
329,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2006-2016) |
Faster than average (14% to 20%)
|
| Projected need (2006-2016) |
95,000 additional employees |
11-9141.00 - Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties.
Sample of reported job titles:
Property Manager, Apartment Manager, Community Manager, Lease Administration Supervisor, On-Site Manager, Resident Manager, Leasing Manager
Tasks
- Meet with prospective tenants to show properties, explain terms of occupancy, and provide information about local areas.
- Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
- Inspect grounds, facilities, and equipment routinely to determine necessity of repairs or maintenance.
- Investigate complaints, disturbances and violations and resolve problems following management rules and regulations.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
- Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
- Negotiate the sale, lease, or development of property and complete or review appropriate documents and forms.
- Maintain records of sales, rental or usage activity, special permits issued, maintenance and operating costs, or property availability.
- Determine and certify the eligibility of prospective tenants, following government regulations.
- Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
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Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
| Calculators or accessories — 10-key calculators; Calculators |
| Desktop computers |
| Golf carts |
| Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems |
| Two way radios |
Technology used in this occupation:
| Accounting software — Intuit QuickBooks; RealEasyBooks ezREB; TrackPro Services TrackPro Manager; Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal |
| Data base user interface and query software — Advantos Systems DataTrust Enterprise; Domin-8 Enterprise Solutions Tenant Pro; Microsoft Access; Yardi Systems Yardi Voyager Condo, Co-op, and HOA |
| Office suite software — Microsoft Office software |
| Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Word processing software — Microsoft Word |