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Insurance Sales Agents vs Counter & Rental Clerks

Median pay is about $21k higher for Insurance Sales Agents. The usual entry education is high school plus license for Insurance Sales Agents and no formal credential for Counter & Rental Clerks.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Insurance Sales Agents compared with Counter & Rental Clerks: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureInsurance Sales AgentsCounter & Rental Clerks
Pay
Median pay$62,280, higher$41,300
Entry pay 25th percentile$46,870, higher$35,630
Experienced pay 75th percentile$96,950, higher$50,190
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth+3.3% Growing, higher+3.0% Growing
Openings a year43,10046,100
Getting in
Typical educationHigh school plus licenseNo formal credential
Difficulty modeled2.2 / 51.2 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledModerateHigh
AI exposure modeled, percentile61st pct64th pct

Where the skills differ

Only Insurance Sales Agents

  • Mathematics

Only Counter & Rental Clerks

  • Monitoring

Both lean on reading comprehension, active listening, speaking, critical thinking, writing.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.