Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Also called: Apartment Community Manager, Apartment House Manager, Apartment Manager, Apartment Property Manager, Building Rental Manager, Building Rental Superintendent, Building Superintendent, Commercial Property Manager
Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties.
What property, real estate, and community association managers do
Typical tasks
- Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
- Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
- Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
- Act as liaisons between on-site managers or tenants and owners.
- Solicit and analyze bids from contractors for repairs, renovations, and maintenance.
- Meet with clients to negotiate management and service contracts, determine priorities, and discuss the financial and operational status of properties.
- Clean common areas, change light bulbs, and make minor property repairs.
- Inspect grounds, facilities, and equipment routinely to determine necessity of repairs or maintenance.
- Direct and coordinate the activities of staff and contract personnel and evaluate their performance.
- Meet with boards of directors and committees to discuss and resolve legal and environmental issues or disputes between neighbors.
- Investigate complaints, disturbances, and violations and resolve problems, following management rules and regulations.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers salary
The median annual wage for property, real estate, and community association managers is $69,990 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $41,010 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $139,680. The mean annual wage is $83,710.
The mean hourly wage of $40.00 is 5.5× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $69,990 → in 3 years $75,300 → in 5 years $79,100 → in 10 years $89,400 (10-year range $76,900–$103,800). The model assumes pay growth of +2.5% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
The same job in Japan
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers United States | マンション管理フロント Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | $69,990 | ¥5.29M ≈ $33,620 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | $89,400 | ¥6.36M |
| Outlook score | 58 | 43 |
| AI replacement risk | 67% High | 56% Moderate |
| Workers | 311K | — |
Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.
Skills, education and requirements for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 4 — considerable preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★★★★☆ Demanding (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become property, real estate, and community association managers
A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.
Career path and how to earn more as property, real estate, and community association managers
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.