Mid-Level

Leaser

The person who handles leasing transactions — for property, equipment, vehicles, or other assets — meeting with prospects, negotiating terms, and being the practitioner who turns lease inquiries into signed agreements.

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Enterprisingleading, persuading
Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Leasers
Employment concentration · ~355 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Leaser

Most days tend to involve a blend of prospect meetings, negotiation, and documentation work — meeting or speaking with prospects, walking through terms and pricing, negotiating modifications, and producing the lease documentation. You'll often spend part of the time on portfolio management of existing lessees and renewals.

The harder part is often balancing volume goals against deal discipline combined with the relationship demands of leasing work. You'll typically coordinate with credit, operations, and legal partners, where the deal's structure and terms shape both client relationships and ongoing portfolio performance.

People who tend to thrive here are commercially instinctive, comfortable with negotiation, and skilled at relationship management. The trade-off is the cyclical pressure of leasing production goals and the cumulative weight of carrying portfolio responsibility. If you find satisfaction in structuring leases that work for both parties, the role has a steady, hands-on commercial value.

IndependenceAbove avg
AchievementAbove avg
Working ConditionsModerate
RecognitionModerate
RelationshipsModerate
SupportLower
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Leasers (SOC 11-9141.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$39K–$141K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
297K
U.S. Employment
+3.6%
10yr Growth
39K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningWritingCoordinationCritical ThinkingNegotiationPersuasionSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision Making
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
11-9141.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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