Real Estate Careers
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Books
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
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Careers for Extroverts & Other Gregarious Types (2006) |
Call # 331.702 McGraw |
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Your Successful Real Estate Career (2003) |
Call # 333.33 Edwards |
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Vault Career Guide to Real Estate Careers (2003) |
Call # 333.33 Vault |
Vermont Web Links
Vermont Real Estate Commission offers links to licensing and examination information, as well as an approved course provider list — http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/real_estate/education.asp
Vermont Association of REALTORS has an education and events page for continuing education courses and pre-licensing real estate and appraisal courses that prepare candidates to take the licensing exam — www.vtrealtor.com
Vermont Technical College, in partnership with Gatlin Education, offers a 200-hour home inspection certificate course online — www.gatlineducation.com/vtc/industrial.htm
Area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer:- Evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults (both free and fee-based).
- Daytime programs geared towards high school students that are also open to adults (by state law).
- Free for adults without a high school diploma or with a GED.
- Fee-based for adults with a high school diploma or adult diploma (on a space-available basis).
The following Career and Technical Centers offer real estate training:
- Stafford Technical Center (Rutland) — (802) 770-1033, www.staffordonline.org
Vermont Labor Market Information Web site hosts a document (PDF) with information on the requirements for licensed and certified occupations in Vermont, including real estate appraiser, real estate broker, and real estate salesperson — www.vtlmi.info/licocc.pdf
Labor market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor:- Appraiser of Real Estate — www.vtlmi.info/oic3.cfm?occcode=13202102&page=occrpt
- Assessors — www.vtlmi.com/oic3.cfm?occcode=13202101&page=occrpt
- Real Estate Brokers — www.vtlmi.info/oic3.cfm?occcode=41902100&page=occrpt
- Real Estate Sales Agents — www.vtlmi.info/oic3.cfm?occcode=41902200&page=occrpt
Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov
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Other Web Links
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor):
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes132021.htm
- Real Estate Broker — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes419021.htm
- Real Estate Sales Agent — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes419022.htm
- Construction and Building Inspector — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes474011.htm
- Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos120.htm
- Real Estate Appraisers and Assessors — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos300.htm
- Construction and Building Inspectors — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos004.htm
Distance Education and Training Council lists several schools that offer online real estate courses for appraisers, brokers, sales agents, and real estate license renewal — www.detc.org/search_schools.php
National Association of REALTORS’ “Careers in Real Estate" page offers information on the different real estate careers — www.realtor.org/realtororg.NSF/pages/careers?OpenDocument
MIT’s Center for Real Estate offers a one-year MS program in real estate development and a summer real estate professional development institute — http://web.mit.edu/cre
American Society of Appraisers offers online courses and home study information — www.appraisers.org/Education/DistanceLearning.aspx
American Society of Home Inspectors offers certification courses, information on becoming a housing inspector, and more — www.homeinspector.org/become/default.aspx
International Association of Certified Home Inspectors offers online education, a message board, information about certification, and more — www.nachi.org
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Software Resources
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Updated: June 2010
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
