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Sales and Related · United States (national)

Real Estate Sales Agents

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
41.1 of 100
AI / softwarerange 29.1 to 53.1
17.3 of 100
Physical / roboticsrange 5.3 to 29.3

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
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.
3
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

Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.
41.1
Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
50.0
Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
100.0
Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.
41.1
Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.
50.0
Promote sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services.
50.0
Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
41.1
Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.
50.0

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

What is driving my result

lowers risk
raises risk
Task: Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
Task: Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.

How this score is calculated

  1. Map Real Estate Sales Agents 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 41.1, robotics 17.3.
  4. The timeline comes from the higher axis (41.1), 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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