Real Estate Jobs and MBA Programs in Rhode Island

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

Rhode Island photo by Whitney

Nationally, their income is $37 hourly or $77,000 per year on average.

Rhode Island, also known as the Ocean State, has a population of 1,053,209. It has seen its population grow by 0.5 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Providence. In 2008, there were a total of 612,258 jobs and at $41,261, the average annual income in Rhode Island was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $40,147. The unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 11.2 percent in 2009. It rose by 3.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 25.6 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Rhode Island, the top employers are in miscellaneous manufacturing, other miscellaneous manufacturing, component manufacturing and jewelry manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, the world's largest bug is on the roof of New England Pest Control in Providence. It's a big blue termite, 58 feet long and 928 times actual termite size. One of the unique tidbits about Rhode Island is Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge in Foster is the only remaining covered bridge in Rhode Island.

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.