Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

People in this career often have these skills:

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
• Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

• Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Direct facility maintenance or repair activities.
• Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.
• Direct financial operations.
• Manage construction activities.
• Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.

• Prepare operational budgets.
• Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication.
• Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
• Negotiate sales or lease agreements for products or services.
• Perform manual service or maintenance tasks.
• Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
• Evaluate employee performance.
• Supervise employees.
• Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
• Resolve customer complaints or problems.
• Prepare forms or applications.
• Promote products, services, or programs.
• Analyze financial records or reports to determine state of operations.
• Communicate with government agencies.
• Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders.
• Communicate organizational information to customers or other stakeholders.
• Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
• Maintain operational records.
• Evaluate characteristics of individuals to determine needs or eligibility.
• Negotiate project specifications.
• Analyze forecasting data to improve business decisions.

• Administrative Services Managers

• Real Estate Brokers

• Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

• Loan Officers

• Procurement Clerks

• Real Estate Sales Agents

• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

• Travel Guides

• Advertising Sales Agents

• Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate