DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
41-3021 Insurance Sales Agents
Occupational Description:
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.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 2 - Headwaters | 70 | 14 | $24.13/hr | $2.60/hr | $17.59/hr | $19.39/hr | $24.95/hr | $28.77/hr | $31.08/hr |
| 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. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Advertising Sales Agents | 40 | $17.65/hr | N/A |
| Driver/Sales Workers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Opticians, Dispensing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Order Clerks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | N/A | $14.07/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Insurance Sales Agents
- 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.
