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Quick Facts: Insurance Underwriters | |
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$76,390 per year
$36.73 per hour |
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Bachelor's degree | |
None | |
Moderate-term on-the-job training | |
119,400 | |
-2% (Decline) | |
-2,200 |
What Insurance Underwriters Do
Insurance underwriters evaluate insurance applications and decide whether to provide insurance, and under what terms.
Work Environment
Insurance underwriters work indoors in offices. Most work full time.
How to Become an Insurance Underwriter
Insurance underwriters typically need a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation. However, insurance-related work experience and strong computer skills may be enough for some positions. Certification is generally necessary for advancement to senior underwriter and underwriter manager positions.
Pay
The median annual wage for insurance underwriters was $76,390 in May 2021.
Job Outlook
Employment of insurance underwriters is projected to decline 2 percent from 2020 to 2030.
Despite declining employment, about 8,300 openings for insurance underwriters are projected each year, on average, over the decade. All of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
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