DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	8,090	591	$37.40/hr	$1.08/hr	$16.59/hr	$21.15/hr	$29.13/hr	$46.47/hr	$70.20/hr
U S	410,050	4,511	$33.25/hr	$0.30/hr	$13.73/hr	$17.92/hr	$24.99/hr	$38.00/hr	$61.55/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Insurance Sales Agents Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Financial Activities 7,960 $29.06/hr Professional and Business Services 70 $32.93/hr

Other Regional Data For Insurance Sales Agents Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2020 - 2030 Minnesota 8,090 $29.13/hr 2.6% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 5,930 $30.25/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 5,560 $30.30/hr 3.1% Fargo ND-MN MSA 630 $31.19/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 570 $27.65/hr 0.7% Southwest Minnesota 550 $23.78/hr 3.4% Central Minnesota 540 $29.10/hr -1.6% Northwest Balance of State 480 $29.74/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 420 $26.24/hr 0.0% Southeast Balance of State 380 $20.89/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 360 $24.31/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 310 $27.45/hr 1.4% St Cloud MN MSA 280 $29.49/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 270 $25.44/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 220 $32.56/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 210 $30.59/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 130 $25.22/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 110 $29.12/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 110 $25.23/hr N/A

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Driver/Sales Workers	11,020	$12.20/hr	14.1%
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• Advises clients of broker (independent agent) in selecting casualty, life, or property insurance.
• Discusses advantages and disadvantages of various policies.
• Selects company that offers type of coverage requested by client to underwrite policy.
• Contacts underwriter and submits forms to obtain binder coverage.
• Plans and oversees incorporation of insurance program into bookkeeping system of company.
• Installs bookkeeping systems and resolves system problems.
• Establishes client's method of payment.
• Explains necessary bookkeeping requirements for customer to implement and provide group insurance program.
• Explains group insurance programs to promote sale of insurance plan.
• Calls on policyholders to deliver and explain policy, to suggest additions or changes in insurance program, or to change beneficiaries.