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).
311,180 people do this job in the US. $69,990 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 58%
- 34%
- 8%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 21%. Today's estimate: 32%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 26 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 27% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | 49%Half by now | |
| Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.Done daily by most who do it. | 12% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 1 work day | 51%Half by now | |
| Direct and coordinate the activities of staff and contract personnel and evaluate their performance.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Solicit and analyze bids from contractors for repairs, renovations, and maintenance.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 10% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect grounds, facilities, and equipment routinely to determine necessity of repairs or maintenance.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h38 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Act as liaisons between on-site managers or tenants and owners.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Investigate complaints, disturbances, and violations and resolve problems, following management rules and regulations.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Clean common areas, change light bulbs, and make minor property repairs.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Prepare and administer contracts for provision of property services, such as cleaning, maintenance, and security services.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | 49%Half by now | |
| Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 2.5 work days | 10%Half by May 2027 | |
| Confer regularly with community association members to ensure their needs are being met.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 2% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Real Estate Sales Agents33% now, 40% by 2028
- Real Estate Brokers28% now, 45% by 2028
- Facilities Managers12% now, 45% by 2028
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate59% now, 84% by 2028
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products33% now, 86% by 2028
- General and Operations Managers19% now, 43% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).