# Insurance Sales Agents

> 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/insurance-sales-agents
- SOC code: 41-3021.00
- Career family: Sales
- Median annual pay: $62,280 (10th percentile $37,330, 90th percentile $138,140)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.3%
- Openings a year: 43,100
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ECS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 0 |
| Investigative (I) | 21 |
| Artistic (A) | 2 |
| Social (S) | 45 |
| Enterprising (E) | 83 |
| Conventional (C) | 74 |

## What you'd do

- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 81/100)
- Getting Information (importance 76/100)
- Selling or Influencing Others (importance 75/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 72/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 67/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 62/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 62/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 60/100)
- Processing Information (importance 59/100)
- Developing Objectives and Strategies (importance 58/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Persuasion, Writing, Time Management, Service Orientation, Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Sales and Marketing, English Language, Mathematics, Law and Government, Transportation, Administration and Management, Education and Training, Communications and Media, Computers and Electronics

## Also called

Account Representative, Account Specialist, Auto Insurance Agent (Automotive Insurance Agent), Bilingual Insurance Sales Agent, Bond Writer, Burial Agent, Commercial Lines Account Manager, Compensation Agent, Customer Relations Rep (Customer Relations Representative), Cyber Insurance Policy Specialist

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Insurance](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5217) (CIP 5217, 113 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [University of Wisconsin-Madison Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-wisconsin-madison-main-campus-3084) | Insurance | $80,508 | $105,992 | $15,000 |
| [St. John's University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/st-john-s-university-new-york-2579) | Insurance | $73,673 | $105,688 | $19,500 |
| [Saint Joseph's University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/saint-joseph-s-university-2308) | Insurance | $70,669 | $101,930 | $22,375 |
| [Georgia State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/georgia-state-university-1077) | Insurance | $70,639 | $101,040 | $22,875 |
| [University of Houston-Downtown](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-houston-downtown-2922) | Insurance | $70,256 | $98,510 | $24,500 |
| [University of South Carolina-Columbia Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-south-carolina-columbia-main-campus-3042) | Insurance | $69,288 | $96,539 | $21,000 |
| [University of Georgia](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-georgia-2912) | Insurance | $69,528 | $94,729 | $16,236 |
| [Illinois State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/illinois-state-university-1264) | Insurance | $68,692 | $94,124 | $19,500 |

## Related careers

- [Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sales-representatives-of-services-except-advertising-insurance-financial-services-and): $69,990 median pay
- [Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/insurance-claims-and-policy-processing-clerks): $49,230 median pay
- [Customer Service Representatives](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/customer-service-representatives): $44,770 median pay
- [Personal Financial Advisors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/personal-financial-advisors): $105,070 median pay
- [Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/securities-commodities-and-financial-services-sales-agents): $78,660 median pay
- [Insurance Underwriters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/insurance-underwriters): $81,370 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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