DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

41-9022 Real Estate Sales Agents

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 2,540305$22.63/hr$1.18/hr$10.85/hr$13.44/hr$19.37/hr$29.44/hr$37.19/hr
U S 162,3302,922$30.44/hr$0.43/hr$12.22/hr$16.49/hr$24.01/hr$36.95/hr$54.84/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Real Estate Sales Agents
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Financial Activities2,170$19.09/hr
Construction220$15.66/hr
Professional and Business Services60$26.37/hr
Public Administration50$37.19/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities10$34.86/hr
Other Regional Data For Real Estate Sales Agents
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 2,540 $19.37/hr 1.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 2,160 $19.06/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,110 $19.04/hr 3.1%
Central Minnesota 180 $14.37/hr 0.0%
Northwest Minnesota 150 $23.65/hr 0.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 140 $26.24/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 120 $24.02/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 80 $24.78/hr 0.5%
St Cloud MN MSA 80 N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota 80 $18.15/hr -1.0%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 70 $22.44/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 60 $27.53/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 30 $30.28/hr -0.5%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 30 $29.89/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 20 $22.60/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A $22.11/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Driver/Sales Workers11,020$12.20/hr10.2%
Insurance Sales Agents8,090$29.13/hr7.4%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products5,830$35.24/hr12.4%
Advertising Sales Agents2,500$22.82/hr-7.9%
Tasks for Real Estate Sales Agents