Sales & Related
Insurance Sales Agents
SOC 41-3021
Sell insurance policies and build a book of repeat clients.
The job
Median pay
$62k
$47k to $97k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.3% projected
Openings a year
43k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school plus license
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
25/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
61st pct
More exposed than 61% of occupations · modeled estimate · 75th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
48/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Mathematics
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 47,560 | 4.8 | 1.6× | $60k |
| Texas | 47,060 | 3.3 | 1.1× | $51k |
| California | 41,160 | 2.3 | 0.7× | $76k |
| New York | 22,420 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $78k |
| North Carolina | 20,540 | 4.2 | 1.4× | $59k |
| Pennsylvania | 19,390 | 3.2 | 1.0× | $73k |
| Georgia | 18,030 | 3.7 | 1.2× | $62k |
| Illinois | 16,360 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $64k |
| Ohio | 16,250 | 2.9 | 0.9× | $61k |
| Michigan | 12,160 | 2.8 | 0.9× | $62k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 11,870 | 3.7 | 1.2× | $62k |
| New Jersey | 11,370 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $82k |
| Washington | 10,500 | 3.0 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Indiana | 10,440 | 3.3 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Missouri | 10,030 | 3.4 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Minnesota | 10,010 | 3.4 | 1.1× | $79k |
| Massachusetts | 9,940 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $79k |
| Colorado | 9,530 | 3.3 | 1.1× | $69k |
| Virginia | 9,480 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $61k |
| South Carolina | 8,220 | 3.6 | 1.2× | $61k |
| Wisconsin | 7,860 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $79k |
| Tennessee | 7,610 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $57k |
| Alabama | 7,430 | 3.5 | 1.1× | $66k |
| Louisiana | 7,100 | 3.7 | 1.2× | $55k |
| Iowa | 6,840 | 4.4 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Kansas | 6,360 | 4.4 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Kentucky | 6,210 | 3.1 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Nebraska | 6,160 | 6.0 | 1.9× | $62k |
| Maryland | 5,700 | 2.1 | 0.7× | $58k |
| Oregon | 5,370 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Oklahoma | 5,310 | 3.1 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Connecticut | 5,230 | 3.1 | 1.0× | $75k |
| Utah | 4,620 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $61k |
| Arkansas | 4,580 | 3.5 | 1.1× | $57k |
| Nevada | 4,200 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Mississippi | 3,210 | 2.8 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Idaho | 3,200 | 3.7 | 1.2× | $59k |
| New Hampshire | 2,320 | 3.4 | 1.1× | $74k |
| Maine | 2,240 | 3.5 | 1.1× | $63k |
| New Mexico | 2,200 | 2.5 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Montana | 2,090 | 4.1 | 1.3× | $62k |
| South Dakota | 1,870 | 4.1 | 1.3× | $72k |
| Rhode Island | 1,700 | 3.4 | 1.1× | $80k |
| North Dakota | 1,460 | 3.4 | 1.1× | $71k |
| West Virginia | 1,430 | 2.0 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Delaware | 1,220 | 2.5 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Hawaii | 1,070 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $64k |
| Wyoming | 850 | 3.0 | 1.0× | $72k |
| Washington DC | 732 | 1.0 | 0.3× | $85k~ |
| Vermont | 730 | 2.4 | 0.8× | $71k |
| Alaska | 540 | 1.7 | 0.5× | $51k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ21,280 jobs · $81k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX15,800 jobs · $60k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA14,680 jobs · $77k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL14,160 jobs · $60k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN11,870 jobs · $69k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA9,660 jobs · $76k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ9,020 jobs · $62k median
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8,750 jobs · $61k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Insurance Sales Agents interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.