Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

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).

Most important skills

Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Writing
Coordination
Negotiation
Social Perceptiveness

Key knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
Administration and Management
English Language
Economics and Accounting
Public Safety and Security
Administrative
Mathematics
Building and Construction

What the work involves

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.
Maintain records of sales, rental or usage activity, special permits issued, maintenance and operating costs, or property availability.
Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.

Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Enterprising, Conventional, Social.

Qualifications and licensing

Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (48.2% of expert ratings)
Related experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (44.4%)
On-the-job training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (19.2%)
Preparation level: O*NET job zone 4: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Licensing: Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.

Check before planning

Licensing for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.

Limits

Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0

Work environment

How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).

Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.

Rankings compare typical U.S. occupation-level work conditions; individual jobs and employers vary. Data: O*NET 31.0 Work Context and BLS wages (May 2025).
Condition	Level	Compared with other occupations	Most common answer (O*NET survey)
Contact with others	Moderate	Higher on contact with others than 55% of occupations compared	59% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others”
Dealing with the public	High	Higher on dealing with the public than 78% of occupations compared	41% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important”
Teamwork	Moderate	Higher on teamwork than 54% of occupations compared	52% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important”
Freedom to make decisions	High	Higher on freedom to make decisions than 68% of occupations compared	52% of surveyed respondents chose “A lot of freedom”
Time pressure	Low	Lower on time pressure than 63% of occupations compared	44% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week”
Conflict situations	High	Higher on conflict situations than 68% of occupations compared	41% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week”
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people	High	Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 61% of occupations compared	68% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week”
Consequence of error	Moderate	Lower on consequence of error than 55% of occupations compared	48% of surveyed respondents chose “Fairly serious”

Work-pressure profile

Time pressure: low
Conflict situations: high
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: high
Consequence of error: moderate

Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.

Full answer distributions