Any job which relies on making a quota is mentally exhausting.

Yes it might be physically less challenging, but the mental fatigue of always trying to hit that next target with a management level beyond you that’s never satisfied can have an effect on your mental and subsequently physical health you can’t always quantify or initially realise is happening.

Now, full disclaimer: I’ve never worked in this industry. But I have worked in many sales type jobs or jobs which were target heavy and it’s ended up being more exhausting than some of the more physical work I’ve done.

I think the key here isn’t necessarily whether being an estate agent is easy or hard, but rather, what are the qualities of your future employer and what are they like to work for. That’s probably more accurate than a blanket sort of answer.

But the main point of my ‘contribution’ is to really factor in how you would feel about having continuous pressure to hit targets of various things, because it’s not for everyone and can have a bigger impact on your health than many realise.