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).
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. The role reports a median annual salary of $66,700 in the US and is projected to grow 4% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Entry typically requires a High school diploma or equivalent, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.57 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Coordination.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £43,365 a year for Property, housing and estate managers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £33,185 to £59,643 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 1251). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Property, real estate, and community association managers, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Economics and Accounting
- English Language
- Law and Government
- Public Safety and Security
- Mathematics
- Personnel and Human Resources
A day in the life
You start your morning going through emails and calls from residents and tenants, logging a leaking pipe, a broken lift and a noise complaint. You arrange for the maintenance team to fix the pipe first and call a lift contractor for an urgent repair visit. By mid-morning you walk the property with the caretaker, checking common areas, security and cleanliness and noting jobs for the week. After lunch you review the monthly rent and service fee collections, following up on overdue accounts and making sure insurance and utility bills are paid on time. Then you meet the owners' committee to discuss next year's budget and a plan to repaint the building, presenting quotes you gathered from contractors. Later you prepare a contract for a new security firm and assess how the cleaning contractor has performed. Handling complaints and chasing payments can be tiring, but a well-run building where residents feel safe and looked after is deeply satisfying.
Illustrative: one typical day, written from the O*NET task statements for this occupation. Real days vary by employer and seniority.
What you'd actually do
- Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
- Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential 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.
- 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.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does Property, real estate, and community association managers do?
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).
What does a typical day look like in Property, real estate, and community association managers?
You start your morning going through emails and calls from residents and tenants, logging a leaking pipe, a broken lift and a noise complaint. You arrange for the maintenance team to fix the pipe first and call a lift contractor for an urgent repair visit. By mid-morning you walk the property with the caretaker, checking common areas, security and cleanliness and noting jobs for the week.
How much does Property, real estate, and community association managers earn?
The median annual salary for Property, real estate, and community association managers in the US is $66,700.
What is the job outlook for Property, real estate, and community association managers?
The role is projected to grow 4% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Current US employment is approximately 466,100 workers.
How do I become property, real estate, and community association managers?
The typical entry education is a High school diploma or equivalent. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Property, real estate, and community association managers need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Coordination, Critical Thinking. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Property, real estate, and community association managers?
Our AI-durability model gives Property, real estate, and community association managers a score of 0.57 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Property, real estate, and community association managers has low barrier to entry — generally accessible — you can enter with basic credentials and on-the-job learning.