Real Estate Jobs and MBA Programs in Ohio

People considering careers as real estate brokers can find employment and education prospects in Ohio. There are currently 870 jobs for real estate brokers in Ohio and this is projected to grow by 10 percent to 3,390 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by eight percent, short of the state growth for real estate brokers. In general, real estate brokers operate real estate offices, or work for commercial real estate firms, overseeing real estate transactions.

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In Ohio, the income for real estate brokers is $37 per hour or $77,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $37 hourly or $77,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Buckeye State, Ohio has a population of 11,542,645. It's population has increased 1.7 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Columbus. In 2008, there were a total of 6,819,050 jobs and at $35,889, the average annual income in Ohio was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $35,174. The unemployment rate in Ohio was 10.2 percent in 2009. It rose by 3.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 21.1 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Ohio include fabricated metal product manufacturing, soap detergent manufacturing, forging and other rubber product manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Columbus is the state capital and Ohio's largest city. One of the unique tidbits about Ohio is The Y Bridge in Zanesville was first built in 1814 to span the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. The current bridge is the fifth construction at the same location. "Ripley's Believe It or Not" proclaimed it the only bridge in the world which you can cross and still be on the same side of the river.

Real Estate

Real estate brokers operate real estate offices, or work for commercial real estate firms, overseeing real estate transactions.

They regularly sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others and maintain knowledge of real estate law, local economies, fair housing laws.

They are required to negotiate with others and try to resolve differences. Also, they must manage and maintain budgets and other financial resources.

Real estate brokers should be able to articulate ideas and problems and listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, real estate brokers must be thorough and dependable and be reliable.