Job Description

The Auctioneer runs and sells products at the auction, they will have a great deal of experience and will be able to offer valuations as well as explain to potential buyers what that object is.

Entry Requirements

You can get into this job through:

Apprenticeship

You can get into this job through a chartered surveyor degree apprenticeship.

You'll usually need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship.

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University

You'll usually need a degree or professional qualification approved by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to become a land and property valuer.

Relevant degrees include:

• real estate management
• property development and valuation
• building surveying
• quantity surveying and commercial management

If you have a non-accredited degree, for example economics, law or maths, you could take an accredited postgraduate qualification in surveying.

You could also do this through an employer's graduate trainee scheme or by distance learning with the University College of Estate Management.

You'll usually need:

• 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
• a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course

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Work

You could start as a surveying technician and work your way up to a valuer or auctioneer role through further study.

More Information

You can register with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to become a chartered surveyor through the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) scheme.

You can find out more about becoming a land and property valuer and auctioneer from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Career Path and Progression

With experience, you could become a project manager, company partner or work as a freelance consultant.

Related careers you may be interested in:

• Estate agent
• General practice surveyor
• Land surveyor
• Minerals surveyor
• Rural surveyor

Required Skills

• A strong speaking voice
• Confidence
• Excellent communication skills
• A good commercial awareness
• An interest in your specialism
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good sales technique

Salary Range

£20,000 to £45,000