Apartment Jobs Snapshot for July 2020

Apartment jobs remained durable during the month of July. Multifamily job opportunities comprised over 46 percent of the real estate sector during July, far exceeding the 2019 monthly average of 39 percent. In July’s edition of NAAEI’s Apartment Jobs Snapshot, the number of available positions in the apartment sector totaled over 15,000. Major Texas markets such as Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin led the nation with the highest concentration of job postings. In Denver, the demand for maintenance technicians was more than three times the U.S average, and median market salaries also exceeded the national median. The top specialized skills employers are seeking included plumbing, repair, HVAC, carpentry skills, and painting.