Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
41-3021 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 410,050 |
1.1 % |
$32.59 |
$67,780 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.46 |
$17.56 |
$24.49 |
$37.24 |
$60.33 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$28,000 |
$36,520 |
$50,940 |
$77,460 |
$125,500 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities |
313,890 |
26.50 |
$31.81 |
$66,170 |
| Insurance Carriers |
79,570 |
6.64 |
$35.79 |
$74,430 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
2,300 |
0.09 |
$38.30 |
$79,670 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) |
1,790 |
0.09 |
$36.86 |
$76,670 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
1,440 |
0.67 |
$26.82 |
$55,790 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities |
313,890 |
26.50 |
$31.81 |
$66,170 |
| Insurance Carriers |
79,570 |
6.64 |
$35.79 |
$74,430 |
| Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds |
160 |
2.54 |
$38.52 |
$80,130 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
1,440 |
0.67 |
$26.82 |
$55,790 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
1,420 |
0.15 |
$34.13 |
$70,980 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
41,900 |
2.41 |
0.86 |
$36.23 |
$75,360 |
| Florida |
33,580 |
3.82 |
1.37 |
$29.51 |
$61,390 |
| Texas |
33,290 |
2.68 |
0.96 |
$33.05 |
$68,740 |
| New York |
22,400 |
2.35 |
0.84 |
$40.08 |
$83,360 |
| Illinois |
17,060 |
2.83 |
1.01 |
$32.61 |
$67,830 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Iowa |
6,980 |
4.50 |
1.61 |
$32.09 |
$66,750 |
| South Dakota |
1,890 |
4.45 |
1.59 |
$33.15 |
$68,950 |
| Nebraska |
4,030 |
4.11 |
1.47 |
$36.47 |
$75,850 |
| North Dakota |
1,700 |
4.02 |
1.44 |
$33.33 |
$69,330 |
| Florida |
33,580 |
3.82 |
1.37 |
$29.51 |
$61,390 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
22,940 |
2.38 |
0.85 |
$39.86 |
$82,910 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
15,670 |
2.51 |
0.90 |
$30.17 |
$62,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
12,940 |
2.77 |
0.99 |
$34.08 |
$70,880 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
11,150 |
3.05 |
1.09 |
$42.95 |
$89,330 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
10,620 |
4.02 |
1.44 |
$29.97 |
$62,340 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
9,070 |
3.30 |
1.18 |
$29.24 |
$60,830 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,620 |
3.00 |
1.07 |
$36.63 |
$76,180 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
7,320 |
5.48 |
1.96 |
$31.24 |
$64,970 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,240 |
2.04 |
0.73 |
$29.91 |
$62,220 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,060 |
1.91 |
0.68 |
$30.86 |
$64,190 |
United States Department of Labor
