Will AI replace Real Estate Sales Agents?
Estimated risk score: 65 out of 100
High replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (46 to 84).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 33 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 41-9022.00 · Sales and Related
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 14 of its 33 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Arrange for title searches to determine whether clients have clear property titles.
- Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
- Contact previous clients for prospecting of referral business.
- Contact property owners and advertise services to solicit property sales listings.
- Coordinate appointments to show homes to prospective buyers.
- Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 4 of its 33 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Accompany buyers during visits to and inspections of property, advising them on the suitability and value of the homes they are visiting.
- Display commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential properties to clients and explain their features.
- Inspect condition of premises, and arrange for necessary maintenance or notify owners of maintenance needs.
- Conduct seminars and training sessions for sales agents to improve sales techniques.
What the job is
Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.
Also called: Real Estate Agent, Realtor Associate, Land Agent, Buyers' Agent, Leasing Agent, Showing Agent, Land Sales Agent, Leasing Associate.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Sales and Related). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate