Headline risk
13%
Low RiskInsurance sales agents
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 26% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 60,370
Employment 2024
568.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.7%
Openings (2024–34)
47.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of insurance sales agents is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Explain features, advantages, and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans. AI use: 0%
- 2. Seek out new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients. AI use: 96%
- 3. Call on policyholders to deliver and explain policy, to analyze insurance program and suggest additions or changes, or to change beneficiaries. AI use: 0%
- 4. Perform administrative tasks, such as maintaining records and handling policy renewals. AI use: 0%
- 5. Interview prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs, the physical condition of the person or property to be insured, and to discuss any existing coverage. AI use: 99%
- 6. Sell various types of insurance policies to businesses and individuals on behalf of insurance companies, including automobile, fire, life, property, medical and dental insurance, or specialized policies, such as marine, farm/crop, and medical malpractice. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 45.1 · 618K employed
Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 66% · 55+: 29%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Insurance sales agents contact potential customers and sell one or more types of insurance.
Most insurance sales agents work in office settings, although they may spend time traveling to meet with clients.
Although employers typically require that agents have a high school diploma, they may prefer to hire agents who have a bachelor’s degree. Agents must be licensed in the states where they work.
The median annual wage for insurance sales agents was $60,370 in May 2024.
Employment of insurance sales agents is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.