Real Estate Agent vs Sales Representative
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Real Estate Agent
$135,000 typical, a year
Most Real Estate Agents earn $108,200 to $175,000 a year.
From 278 postings that list pay
2,154 open jobs now
Sales Representative
$95,000 typical, a year
Most Sales Representatives earn $71,500 to $137,700 a year.
From 22,253 postings that list pay
61,832 open jobs now
Real Estate Agents typically earn about $40,000 more a year than Sales Representatives.
What each one does
Real Estate Agent
- Show homes to prospective buyers and renters.
- Negotiate prices and terms of real estate contracts.
- Market properties to attract potential buyers and sellers.
- Guide clients through the steps of buying or selling a home.
- Manage all paperwork and legal documents for real estate transactions.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients and other professionals.
Summed up from 23 job postings
Sales Representative
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and clients.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities within an assigned territory.
- Manage the full sales cycle from initial contact to closing the deal.
- Meet or exceed assigned sales targets and quotas.
- Present products and services to potential customers in a professional manner.
- Analyze customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Real Estate Agent
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
- Driver's License 1 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 1 in 10 postings
More common in Real Estate Agent postings
- Real Estate License 5 in 10 postings
- Multiple Listing Service 5 in 10 postings
- Estate Agents 4 in 10 postings
- GPS 1 in 10 postings
- Leases 1 in 10 postings
- Sales Pipeline 1 in 10 postings
- Market Analysis 1 in 10 postings
Sales Representative
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
- Driver's License 3 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 1 in 10 postings
More common in Sales Representative postings
- Bachelor's Degree 2 in 10 postings
- Customer Service 2 in 10 postings
- Salesforce 1 in 10 postings
- Cold Calling 1 in 10 postings
- Driving Record 1 in 10 postings
- Account Management 1 in 10 postings
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Real Estate Agent
Real Estate On Demand Agent
KeyPleazPay not stated Fairfield, TXDriver's LicenseReal Estate LicenseReal Estate On Demand Agent
KeyPleazPay not stated Waskom, TXDriver's LicenseReal Estate LicenseAndroid Development
Sales Representative
Assistant Account Executive
HUB International$25 - $29.51/hr Employer statedDuluth, Georgia, United States of America HybridMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft OutlookEnterprise Data Protection AE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise$198k - $465,500/yrstated Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States of America RemoteMEDDPICCCybersecurityBusiness Continuity ManagementInternal SalesDisaster Recovery Planning +2- Pay not stated St. Cloud, MinnesotaTerritory ManagementDriver's LicenseB2B SalesMedical DevicesHealthcare Sales +3
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