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Sales and Related · United States (national)

Real Estate Brokers

How exposed this work is to automation, shown as ranges with the reasoning and sources.

The short version: this role is moderately exposed to automation, and meaningful change looks likely over the next 5 to 10 years. It is a sourced range, not a verdict, and the detail is below.

Built on O*NET tasks, BLS pay and projections, and peer-reviewed AI-exposure research. Sources shown. Data snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. How it works
42.2 of 100
AI / softwarerange 30.2 to 54.2
12.3 of 100
Physical / roboticsrange 0.3 to 24.3

When the change is likely

partial change 0y 5y 10y 15y 20+y

Partial, 5 to 10 years local demand stable

What to do about it

Use AI to outpace AI.

Strategies to protect your livelihood, most important first.

1
Use your 5 to 10 year runway
Change here is gradual. Build resilient skills steadily and watch the signals rather than waiting for a shock.
2
Pivot toward Real Estate Sales Agents
It is skill-adjacent and less exposed (41.1 vs 42). A lateral move now beats a forced one later.
3
Build a financial buffer
Keep 6 to 12 months of expenses and diversify your income, so a disruption is a setback rather than a catastrophe.
4
Add a recognised credential
A certification or license raises the bar against automation and signals value in a tightening market.

Which of my tasks are exposed

Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.
50.0
Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.
50.0
Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement details and during the closing of sales.
50.0
Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations, descriptions, and available financing options, using computers.
42.2
Manage or operate real estate offices, handling associated business details.
50.0
Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
42.2
Maintain knowledge of real estate law, local economies, fair housing laws, types of available mortgages, financing options, and government programs.
50.0
Monitor fulfillment of purchase contract terms to ensure that they are handled in a timely manner.
50.0

Longer, orange bars are more automatable; short green bars are resistant.

What is driving my result

lowers risk
raises risk
Task: Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.
Task: Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.

Lower-risk adjacent roles

Real Estate Sales Agents
41.1

A full, ranked mitigation plan is part of the paid tiers.

How this score is calculated

  1. Map Real Estate Brokers to its standard O*NET task list (8 core tasks).
  2. Score each task for AI/software exposure (Eloundou et al. 2023) and physical/robotics exposure (an O*NET work-context proxy), each 0 to 100.
  3. The two axis scores are the task averages: AI 42.2, robotics 12.3.
  4. The timeline comes from the higher axis (42.2), shifted for local demand (stable), and seniority. It is read against your remaining working years.
  5. Ranges are about ±12 points. A backtest against real BLS employment change shows the risk ranking holds in aggregate, but individual outcomes are predicted weakly, so results are ranges, never a flat verdict.

Sources: O*NET, Eloundou et al. (2023), GPTs are GPTs, O*NET Work Context, BLS CPI-U, BLS OEWS. Snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. Full method and backtest on How it works.

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