Real Estate Sales Agents

Marketing, Sales and Service In demand
Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.

What a real estate sales agent does

Become a real estate sales agent

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good real estate sales agent

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Bringing people together to solve differences.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $35 per hour with an average salary of $72,100 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $25 and $41 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $52,400 and $84,300 per year.

Real Estate Sales Agent job outlook

  • There are 4,953 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 2,761 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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