Insurance Sales Agents

This post summarizes key statistics on Insurance Sales Agents using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 25,748
25 40,514
30 48,866
35 59,421
40 64,642
45 64,824
50 67,192
55 73,300
60 70,312
65 67,192


Hours Worked Share
0-20 6.30
20-39 13.80
39-41 57.10
41-50 16.40
50-60 5.00
More than 60 1.50

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Insurance Sales Agents.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
97.70 58,639 Insurance
0.30 77,244 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
0.30 34,023 Business services, n.e.c.
0.20 56,704 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
0.10 56,646 Drugs
0.10 43,216 Services incidental to transportation
0.10 70,312 Banking
0.10 51,495 Savings institutions, including credit unions
0.10 79,408 Credit agencies, n.e.c.
0.10 31,527 Advertising

This table highlights the top industries people working as Insurance Sales Agents work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Insurance Sales Agents. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Insurance Sales Agents received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Insurance Sales Agents. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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