Apartment Jobs Snapshot for August 2019

In August’s edition of NAAEI’s Apartment Jobs Snapshot, more than 14,000 positions were available in the apartment industry as apartment communities reached their peak for this year’s leasing season. The highest concentration of job postings was in Columbus, Ohio; Virginia Beach, Va.; Austin, Texas; Portland, Ore.; and Orlando, Fla., debuting for the first time this year. Central Florida has seen robust population and job growth which in turn has increased apartment demand. This month’s spotlight highlights Leasing Consultants. The demand for these positions was more than four times the U.S average in Austin. The top specialized skills employers are looking for included leasing, customer service, property management, sales and Yardi Software.