Construction & Real Estate · Miami, FL
South Florida has 2.61 times the national share of real estate agents and the deepest inspector pool we track, and Florida's post-Surfside condo laws keep engineers, inspectors and licensed managers in demand. Careerscape's recruiters focus on construction and real estate and serve Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach employers from a national, remote team.
Condo safety law
Champlain Towers South partly collapsed in Surfside on June 24, 2021, killing 98 people. Florida rewrote its condominium safety law in a May 2022 special session (SB 4-D) and has amended it since. Each step below needs a licensed professional.
Condo and co-op buildings three or more habitable stories tall need a milestone inspection by December 31 of the year they turn 30, measured from the certificate of occupancy, then every 10 years. Local building officials may require it at 25 years, for example near salt water.
A Florida-licensed architect or engineer makes a visual examination of the major structural components within 180 days of the owner receiving the local notice. If there is no substantial structural deterioration, the inspection ends there.
Destructive or nondestructive testing follows, with a progress report and completion timeline due within 180 days of the phase one report.
Repairs for substantial structural deterioration must begin within 365 days after the local agency receives the phase two report. This is where restoration contractors, superintendents and waterproofing crews come in.
Associations must study and fund reserves for the roof, structure, fireproofing, plumbing, electrical, waterproofing, and windows and doors. Existing associations had to finish their first study by December 31, 2025, or by December 31, 2026 at the latest when combined with a milestone inspection.
BLS May 2025
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro has 2.61 times the national share of real estate sales agents, 1.86 times the share of property and community association managers and 1.65 times the share of construction and building inspectors. Its agent and inspector ratios are the highest of the nine markets we cover.
| Occupation | Jobs in metro | Median pay · vs. U.S. | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Managers | — | $126,110+10% | — |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 16,720 | $77,530−3% | 1.13 |
| Cost Estimators | 3,230 | $76,040−3% | 0.79 |
| Civil Engineers | 6,850 | $83,750−17% | 1.03 |
| Electricians | 12,990 | $58,630−7% | 0.95 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 5,930 | $57,760−9% | 0.70 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 4,380 | $76,610+3% | 1.65 |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 10,490 | $73,450+5% | 1.86 |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | 9,160 | $47,080−11% | 2.61 |
| Construction Laborers | 18,280 | $45,520−3% | 0.92 |
Most rows sit near or below the U.S. median. Civil engineers earn $83,750, 17% below; electricians $58,630 and plumbers $57,760, both below. Construction managers are the exception at a $126,110 median, 10% above the U.S., though BLS did not publish a job count. National pay is in the Salary Guide for civil engineers and real estate agents. Jobs and median annual pay for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, all employers, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025). “Vs. U.S.” compares with the national median. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: above 1.0 means the job makes up a bigger share of local employment than it does nationally.
Florida licenses
Florida licenses most of these roles at the state level through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), but the scope of a license varies. Check the type before you assign a hire to a building or county.
| Role | Credential | What it allows |
|---|---|---|
| General, building or trade contractor | Certified contractor (DBPR) | Contracting in any Florida jurisdiction |
| Same, local route | Registered contractor (DBPR) | Contracting only in the jurisdictions where the holder met local competency requirements |
| Community association manager | CAM license (DBPR) | Managing an association; firms managing more than 10 units or a $100,000 budget also need a firm license and may use only licensed staff |
| Milestone inspector | Florida-licensed architect or engineer | Signing and sealing phase one and phase two reports |
| Reserve study preparer | Engineer, architect, or CAI or APRA reserve specialist | Performing or verifying the structural integrity reserve study |
| Real estate sales associate | Florida real estate license | Selling after a 63-hour pre-licensing course; up to 45 more hours before first renewal |
Contractor definitions are in Florida Statutes s. 489.105, CAM licensing in s. 468.432, milestone inspections in s. 553.899, reserve studies in s. 718.112 and real estate education in s. 475.17. Not legal advice. Source: Florida Statutes (Online Sunshine).
Market context
Large local developers and projects, named for context only. They are not clients or companies we recruit for.
The homebuilder, which reported about 83,000 home deliveries in 2025, is headquartered in Miami's Waterford District.
Jorge M. Pérez's developer of luxury condominium towers, including the St. Regis Residences and Baccarat Residences in Miami.
Inter Miami's 26,700-seat Nu Stadium now anchors this mixed-use development, which also brings office, retail and park space.
BLS counted 159,700 construction jobs in the Miami metro in August 2026, a preliminary figure 0.3% lower than a year earlier. Employers are competing for a pool that is not growing.
Before you hire
Practical points for associations, management firms and contractors. For Florida's general hiring rules and Miami's bilingual roles, see our Miami staffing agency guide.
A registered contractor can work only where they met local competency requirements. If the job moves from Miami-Dade to Broward or Palm Beach, confirm the license still covers it, or hire a certified contractor.
Milestone reports must be signed and sealed by an architect or engineer authorized to practice in Florida. A structural engineer licensed only in another state cannot sign them.
A building whose certificate of occupancy was issued in 1996 turns 30 this year, so its milestone inspection is due by December 31, 2026, unless the county set 25 years. Line up engineering and project management capacity before the notices go out.
Firms managing more than 10 units or a budget of $100,000 or more must use licensed people to deliver management services. Verify each manager's DBPR license before the start date.
Supervisors earn a $77,530 median here, slightly below the U.S. $79,920, and inspectors $76,610, slightly above. National averages are a poor guide in both directions.
What we recruit
Careerscape recruits for these roles remotely through direct hire, contract, contract-to-hire and temporary staffing, with recruiters who focus on construction. One local pipeline is FIU's Moss School of Construction, which pairs coursework with hands-on experience in South Florida's construction market and runs career expos with employers.
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FAQ
Under Florida Statute 553.899, condominium and cooperative buildings three or more habitable stories tall need an initial milestone inspection by December 31 of the year the building turns 30, counted from its certificate of occupancy, and every 10 years after that. The local building official may require the first one at 25 years based on local conditions, such as proximity to salt water.
The study must be performed or verified by an engineer licensed under Chapter 471, an architect licensed under Chapter 481, or a reserve specialist or professional reserve analyst certified by the Community Associations Institute or the Association of Professional Reserve Analysts. It covers items such as the roof, structure, fireproofing, plumbing, electrical, waterproofing, windows and doors.
Yes. Florida law bars anyone from managing a community association, or offering to, without a license from the state. Management firms that handle more than 10 units or a budget of $100,000 or more also need a firm license, must designate a licensed manager and may use only licensed people to provide management services directly.
A certified contractor holds a state certificate of competency and can contract in any Florida jurisdiction. A registered contractor met a specific local government's competency requirements and can contract only in those jurisdictions. For employers sending staff across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, the difference decides who can run which job.
Not right now. BLS counted 159,700 construction jobs in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro in August 2026, a preliminary figure 0.3% below a year earlier. The BLS May 2025 data counts 16,720 first-line construction supervisors and 18,280 construction laborers in the metro. Compare Miami with eight other markets on our construction and real estate overview.
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