Hottest U.S. Dream Job? Real Estate Agent

The pandemic-fueled “Great Resignation” trend prompted a lot of people to leave their current jobs in search of new roles. For many people, that very well may be real estate, according to research findings from Google.

Google released search trends on the jobs attracting the most attention on its search engine. The list ranks the top jobs people searched for in the U.S.

The industry has seen a rising number drawn to a real estate career since the pandemic began. The National Association of Realtors® has seen its membership climb from about 1.4 million in 2019 to about 1.52 million in January 2022, according to the latest member data.

According to Google, the top 10 most-searched-for jobs online in the U.S. are:

1. Real estate agent
2. Flight attendant
3. Notary
4. Therapist
5. Pilot
6. Firefighter
7. Personal trainer
8. Psychiatrist
9. Physical therapist
10. Electrician

Florida, however, was not one of the top states to see real estate career demand.

The 15 states where searches for real estate careers dominated were California, Washington, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Vermont.

Source: “The Jobs People Want, According to Search Trends,” Blog.Google (Feb. 9, 2022)