/ How to Become a Real Estate Agent - Career Salaries, Job Stats & Education
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Becoming a Real Estate Agent is a brilliant career choice. While the housing market might be thriving right across the country, so too is the real estate industry, with experts predicting huge job growth in real estate sales, property management and marketing over the next three years.
So with Australia’s obsession with property showing no signs of fading, now could be the perfect time to consider a real estate agent career.
Below is everything you need to know about becoming a licensed real estate agent and property manager across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
The graph shows historical and projected (to 2019) employment levels (thousands) for this occupation.
Source: *Job Outlook Government website. ABS Labour Force Survey, DEEWR trend data to November 2014 and DEEWR projections to 2019. Estimates have been rounded.
Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Real Estate Sales Agents is expected to be above average (between 25,001 and 50,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).
Employment for Real Estate Sales Agents to November 2019 is expected to continue growing strongly. Employment in large sized occupation (87,100 in November 2014) rose strongly in the past five years and in the long-term (ten years).
Source: *Job Outlook Government website. ABS EEBTUM survey August 2014 cat. no. 6310.0. Estimates have been rounded and consequently some discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.
Note: These figures are indicative and cannot be used to determine a particular wage rate.
Payscale.com lists a real estate salary (in Sydney with 5 years’ experience) as being between an average of $49 000 per annum and $74 000 at the highest end of the market.
Please note: For roles in real estate, rates of pay will vary depending on the type of business and the type of environment.
The graph shows the average weekly hours (by gender and full-time and part-time) worked for this occupation, compared with all occupations.
Real Estate Sales Agents have a comparatively above average proportion of full-time jobs (82.8 per cent). For Real Estate Sales Agents working full-time, average weekly hours are 43.7 (compared to 40.9 for all occupations) and earnings are below average - in the fourth decile. Unemployment for Real Estate Sales Agents is above average.
Source: *Job Outlook Government website. ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average 2014.
As expected, the Real Estate industry has a strong appeal to young people, making it a dynamic and vibrant work environment.
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average 2014.
The most common form of education certification attained by Real Estate Sales Agents is a Cert III/IV (23.2 percent of survey sample).
Source: *Job Outlook Government website. ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average 2014.
As part of my role as a Real Property Services Professional I work towards achieving the best possible results to suit my client’s requirements. I do this by offering services including, but not limited to: identifying client’s specific requirements, working out the best strategy to suit those requirements, producing marketing collateral, advertising, assessing the prospects suitability to the relative property, negotiating a win/win deal between prospect and client to ensuring everyone moves on as smoothly as possible.
The best parts of my job are often the interaction between clients and prospects, dealing with people, identifying their needs and wants and working towards a solution that resolves their dilemmas.
They need to possess a sense of empathy for the people they work for. They need to be able to present themselves and their properties to the highest possible standard. They need to have great time management skills and the drive to succeed despite needing to be autonomous.
I like the diversity within the role – most days are a mix of office work, meeting people in their homes or cafes, walking streets and prospecting for new business and opening properties where we welcome people into homes that they will potentially occupy.
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