Real Estate Agents
Salary, job outlook, AI risk & career information
Real Estate Agents in the United States earn a median salary of $57,400 per year — about $28 per hour, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Roughly 532K people work in this occupation nationwide, with projected employment growth of +3%.
AI & Automation Risk
Real estate agents perform a mix of digital knowledge work and physical/interpersonal tasks. AI can automate significant portions of their digital workload, such as market analysis, property descriptions, lead generation, and contract preparation, which increases individual productivity and may reduce the total number of agents needed. However, the core of the job still requires physical property showings, high-stakes human negotiation, and local networking, which provide a buffer against full automation.