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In April, LinkedIn ranked real estate as the second fastest-growing sector for new grads over the last three years, spanning those who recently completed their high school diploma, associate\u2019s degree, bachelor\u2019s, or apprenticeship. Real estate is only topped by popular industries like technology, information, and media, but still ranks higher than others like financial services, utilities, and construction. The jobs platform also identified new home sales specialists as the third fastest-growing role in the United States, according to a different 2026 report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kory Kantenga, head of economics, Americas at LinkedIn, tells Fortune <\/em>that the real estate industry is particularly fruitful for early-career workers. While other employers are pulling back on junior-level hiring, real estate firms are continuing to invest in business functions that lead to tangible growth. And as the sector touches everything from home transactions to development to housing, there are more early-career avenues tied to \u201chousing demand, commercial growth, and infrastructure expansion.\u201d Pursuing a real estate job may raise questions in the current housing market, but LinkedIn found the industry has \u201cendured\u201d despite rising economic uncertainty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cCompanies are concentrating hiring in areas tied directly to growth and revenue, which real estate supports across all sectors of the economy,\u201d Kantenga explains. <\/em>\u201cCommercial real estate development, infrastructure investment, and housing are still driving hiring, even in a low momentum labor market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Real estate is also perfect for the fresh-faced graduates switching up employment strategies in an ever-changing job market. Kantenga points out that young professionals are looking for \u201cless linear\u201d gigs, including freelance work, contract opportunities, service jobs, and side-hustles. Real estate offers that work flexibility, the economist says; plus, the industry is showing early signs of resilience against AI disruption. It\u2019s a profession rooted in \u201cuniquely human strengths\u201d like networking and relationship-building.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung professionals finding success right now are often the ones staying flexible and open to nontraditional paths,\u201d Kantenga explains. \u201cReal estate\u2019s continued rise reflects that broader shift in how careers are starting today.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Gen Zer made $75K his first year as a real estate agent<\/h2>\n

There are a whole plethora of avenues to take in real estate: mortgage lending, property management, and housing development. But becoming a real estate agent may be one of the best early-career paths to break into the industry. The barrier to entry is low\u2014with no college degree required\u2014and can even quickly lead to six-figure success with the right work ethic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Fernando \u201cFernie\u201d Rodriguez first became a real estate agent for Douglas Elliman Real Estate, right after graduating from Florida State University in 2020. The 28-year-old had studied economics in college, with some adjacent experience from working summers at his father\u2019s car dealership, but knew nothing of selling houses. However, one mentor saw his potential, and decided to take a chance on the young graduate. Rodriguez sacrificed around $300 and three months of his time to get his Florida real estate license, paying another sign-on fee to join the brokerage. Then he hit the ground running.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Gen Zer started his career selling luxury homes and properties in South Miami as part of the company\u2019s Solis Chirino group. In his first deal, a duplex rental for $2,400 a month, he earned $400 in commission and felt like \u201cthe richest man on the planet.\u201d The rush was insatiable; Rodriguez began cold-calling, door-knocking, and attending industry events to build more momentum. And steadily his net worth started to climb as he earned more and more in commissions. By the end of his first year, he reeled in $75,000\u2014thousands of dollars higher than the national average of around $64,000\u2014despite not receiving a formal salary or benefits from his employer<\/p>\n

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\u201cThings started becoming a snowball effect,\u201d Rodriguez tells Fortune.<\/em> \u201cYear after year, I made more than the year before, and then when I reached my five-year mark, I had that itch of, \u2018I think I\u2019m ready for more.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Last September, he made the jump to Douglas Elliman\u2019s Eklund|Gomes Team: one of the company\u2019s premier residential real estate groups, boasting an annual average of over $4 billion in deals across more than a dozen cities. And as bigger opportunities hit his desk, the Gen Zer has only seen his income grow. Now, he\u2019s flipping through property deals as large as $7.65 million like \u201cit\u2019s pancakes,\u201d Rodriguez says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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However, the real estate agent cautions that his real estate come-up wasn\u2019t an overnight success\u2014and not everyone is cut out for the challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It takes consistent effort and sacrifice to make it in real estate<\/h2>\n

In many ways, real estate is a great career match for many Gen Zers. Becoming an agent comes with flexible schedules, entrepreneurial freedom, and the potential to grow income quickly. But to succeed in the profession, Rodriguez says prospective real estate agents need to be ready to grind and embrace the uncertainty. There\u2019s no fixed salary to fall back on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a high-risk, high-reward business,\u201d the Florida-based agent explains. \u201cI know many people that get their license, and a couple months later they\u2019re serving me a drink at a bar. I\u2019m like, \u2018What happened?\u2019 They\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, I wasn\u2019t cut out for it. It wasn\u2019t what I expected.\u2019 It\u2019s not for everybody. You need to be a good person, work hard, and be consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodriguez warns that the profession isn\u2019t a get-rich-quick fix. When he first started off, he had to be extremely frugal to make ends meet with his commission-based earnings. But to really break through, he had to devote nearly all of his effort into building his portfolio. That meant knocking on doors, cold-calling potential sellers, and stretching his hours to serve clients in different time zones. And even when the paychecks have ticked up, he says it\u2019s best to reinvest back into yourself as an agent; Rodriguez always funnels part of his income into advertising and marketing his business.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Another way to climb the ladder is by reaching for a helping hand, Rodriguez advises. Learning from seasoned real estate agents is the fastest way to learn the ropes. Because beyond knowing the technicality to sell a property, strengthening skills like persuasion and relationship-building is essential to close multimillion-dollar houses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number one thing that anybody should do getting into this industry is find a mentor,\u201d the Gen Zer says. \u201cSoak up everything they do like a sponge, from the languages, to the terms, to the deals, to the psychology behind it. Because real estate is honestly 99% psychology.\u201d<\/p>\n

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