Real estate surveyor to real estate agent
A real estate surveyor already meets 30% of what the real estate agent role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
74.2/ 100
1 How much of what a real estate agent is expected to do is already part of a real estate surveyor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the real estate agent role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A real estate agent role treats 8 of its required skills as things a real estate surveyor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on property value
- compare property values
- obtain financial information
- perform property market research
- property law
- provide information on properties
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A real estate agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a real estate surveyor background worth leading with.
- already held concurrent estate business, administration and law
- already held advise on property value communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform property market research information skills
- already held examine the conditions of buildings information skills
- already held provide information on properties communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held value properties information skills
All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the real estate agent role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 44 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- still to learn liaise with property owners required
- still to learn maintain relationship with customers required
- still to learn prepare real estate contract required
- still to learn prospect new customers required
- still to learn inform on renting agreements required
- still to learn manage contracts required
- optional, not held advise on investment optional
- optional, not held handle tenant changeover optional
- optional, not held review closing procedures optional
- optional, not held analyse insurance needs optional
- optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
- optional, not held liaise with advertising agencies optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
- optional, not held negotiate with property owners optional
- optional, not held protect client interests optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- still to learn customer service required
- still to learn office administration required
- still to learn contract law required
- still to learn mortgage loans required
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held advertising techniques optional
- optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
- optional, not held types of insurance optional
- still to learn maintain financial records required
- optional, not held consult credit score optional
- optional, not held monitor title procedures optional
- optional, not held prepare inventory of properties optional
- optional, not held prepare sales checks optional
- optional, not held analyse loans optional
- optional, not held estimate profitability optional
- optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
- optional, not held examine mortgage loan documents optional
- optional, not held perform contract compliance audits optional
- optional, not held organise property viewing optional
- optional, not held create a financial plan optional
- optional, not held organise a damage assessment optional
- optional, not held plan buildings maintenance work optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
- optional, not held assist in loan applications optional
- optional, not held building construction principles optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a real estate agent role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 customer service study this
- 02 identify customer's needs practise this
- 03 liaise with property owners practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held advise on property value skill
- already held compare property values skill
- already held obtain financial information skill
- already held perform property market research skill
- already held property law knowledge
- already held provide information on properties skill
- already held real estate market knowledge
- already held value properties skill
- already held building codes knowledge
- already held collect property financial information skill
- already held concurrent estate knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held examine the conditions of buildings skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
32 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on investment optional
- optional, not held consult credit score optional
- optional, not held handle tenant changeover optional
- optional, not held monitor title procedures optional
- optional, not held organise property viewing optional
- optional, not held prepare inventory of properties optional
- optional, not held prepare sales checks optional
- optional, not held review closing procedures optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held advertising techniques optional
- optional, not held analyse insurance needs optional
- optional, not held analyse loans optional
- optional, not held assist in loan applications optional
- optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
- optional, not held building construction principles optional
- optional, not held create a financial plan optional
- optional, not held estimate profitability optional
- optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
- optional, not held examine mortgage loan documents optional
- optional, not held liaise with advertising agencies optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
- optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
- optional, not held negotiate with property owners optional
- optional, not held organise a damage assessment optional
- optional, not held perform contract compliance audits optional
- optional, not held plan buildings maintenance work optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
- optional, not held protect client interests optional
- optional, not held types of insurance optional
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
13 held skills the real estate agent role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role cadastral taxation knowledge
- not needed by the target role compile appraisal reports skill
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect taxation documents skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- not needed by the target role perform field research skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role quantity surveying knowledge
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role research taxation procedures skill
- not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
- not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn customer service required
- still to learn office administration required
- still to learn contract law required
- still to learn mortgage loans required
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held advertising techniques optional
- optional, not held building construction principles optional
- optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
- optional, not held types of insurance optional
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
Common questions about this move
Can a real estate surveyor become a real estate agent?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A real estate surveyor already covers 30% of what a real estate agent is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 8 of which the real estate agent role treats as required.
What skills does a real estate surveyor need to become a real estate agent?
12 required skills are missing, plus 32 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is customer service.
How hard is the move from real estate surveyor to real estate agent?
Its learning distance is 74.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.