Where a real estate manager can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a real estate manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Real estate managers handle and oversee the operational aspects of commercial or residential properties such as private apartments, office buildings and retail stores. They negotiate contracts for lease, identify and plan new real estate projects and construction of new buildings by partnering with a developer to identify the appropriate site for new buildings, coordinate the feasibility study for new constructions and supervise all the administrative and technical aspects involved in expanding the business. They maintain the premises and aim to increase its value. They hire, train and supervise personnel.
Also known as estate administrator, regional real estate manager, property rental coordinator, retail real estate manager, estate manager, building rental manager, property administrator, property management officer, property rental manager, estate coordinator, real estate officer, property management agent.
Technicians and associate professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: property acquisitions manager, 77%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A real estate manager needs 31 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- collect rental fees management skills
- supervise property development projects management skills
- audit contractors information skills
- monitor contractor performance management skills
- create insurance policies communication, collaboration and creativity
- compare property values information skills
- organise a damage assessment management skills
- analyse insurance risk information skills
- real estate market business, administration and law
- control financial resources management skills
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a real estate manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- real estate leasing manager 70% covered · difficulty 37.3
- property acquisitions manager 64% covered · difficulty 43.4
- insurance agency manager 58% covered · difficulty 49.1
- housing manager 57% covered · difficulty 49.4
- property developer 35% covered · difficulty 69.2
- compensation analyst 17% covered · difficulty 83.1
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Real estate manager is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a real estate manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.