Real Estate Brokers
Machines can already do 49% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 68%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Real Estate Brokers in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 49% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 26% of them.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2027, and 68% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 46,100 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $73,220 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 86% for contact with people.
- Also called: Broker, Broker Associate, Commercial Leasing Broker, Commercial Real Estate Advisor.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others | 14% | 25% to 50% | |
| Manage or operate real estate offices, handling associated business details | 12% | 10% to 27% | |
| Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms | 11% | 83% to 97% | |
| Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement details and during the closing of sales | 11% | 81% to 87% | |
| Monitor fulfillment of purchase contract terms to ensure that they are handled in a timely manner | 8% | 70% to 95% | |
| Supervise agents who handle real estate transactions | 7% | 10% to 27% | |
| Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price | 6% | 25% to 50% | |
| Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations, descriptions, and available financing options, using computers | 6% | 84% to 97% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills real estate brokers use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Real Estate Brokers?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2027. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of real estate brokers?
Machines can do 49% of the tasks of real estate brokers today and 68% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 41-9021.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Real Estate Brokers: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/real-estate-brokers/