DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	5,350	423	$28.79/hr	$1.24/hr	$15.11/hr	$19.26/hr	$23.61/hr	$31.51/hr	$49.92/hr
U S	336,740	4,041	$30.70/hr	$0.28/hr	$12.65/hr	$16.57/hr	$23.31/hr	$35.35/hr	$56.62/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Insurance Sales Agents Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Financial Activities 5,260 $23.61/hr Professional and Business Services 40 $17.05/hr

Other Regional Data For Insurance Sales Agents Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Minnesota 5,350 $23.61/hr 21.8% Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 3,820 $24.38/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,650 $24.16/hr 18.8% Northwest Balance of State 430 $20.56/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 380 $19.88/hr N/A Central Minnesota 350 $24.94/hr 32.9% Southwest Minnesota 340 $20.45/hr 19.5% Southwest Balance of State 300 $21.59/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 280 $21.08/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 210 $22.69/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 210 $28.50/hr 24.8% Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 200 $30.23/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 160 $20.94/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 150 $20.55/hr 34.5% Southeast Minnesota 140 $24.40/hr 22.8% Rochester MN MSA 100 $22.22/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 100 $17.97/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 80 $22.22/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A $20.95/hr N/A

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• Advises clients of broker (independent agent) in selecting casualty, life, or property insurance.
• Discusses advantages and disadvantages of various policies.
• Selects company that offers type of coverage requested by client to underwrite policy.
• Contacts underwriter and submits forms to obtain binder coverage.
• Plans and oversees incorporation of insurance program into bookkeeping system of company.
• Installs bookkeeping systems and resolves system problems.
• Establishes client's method of payment.
• Explains necessary bookkeeping requirements for customer to implement and provide group insurance program.
• Explains group insurance programs to promote sale of insurance plan.
• Calls on policyholders to deliver and explain policy, to suggest additions or changes in insurance program, or to change beneficiaries.