Hate to break it to you.
In Canada, Real estate agent/brokerage profession has topped other lucrative career options like Software Enginner, Doctor, Lawyer.
In last year, they have dominated the country in overall worth. They will likely call the shots in coming years.
If you want to see a demo, check advertisements banner put on your local transit vehicles like TTC, Yum, YRT etc.
People are leaving their day jobs to work as REA.