How to become an Auctioneer

Auctioneer conducts sales of various kinds of new or used property and goods, such as real estate, furniture, and objects d’art by accepting bids and declaring goods sold. He/she arranges the place and date of auction sale and the order in which items are to be sold.

Main tasks

• Negotiating contracts on behalf of sellers or buyers and explaining terms of sale and payment to clients
• Signing agreements on behalf of sellers or buyers and ensuring that contracts are honoured
• Selling by auction various kinds of property, cars, commodities, livestock, art, jewellery and other objects

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Will AI change the work of an Auctioneer?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026