Insurance Sales Agents
Sales and Related · SOC 41-3021
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 41-3021 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 31.9%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 51/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $62,280
- H-1B offered wage $73,087; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 53,400
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.7%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 4
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 104,660 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~57.6% of this role but only ~31.9% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Insurance Agent, Insurance Broker, Insurance Sales Agent, Sales Agent, Sales Associate, Sales Representative
Representative Tasks
- •Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks.
- •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.
- •Explain features, advantages, and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans.
- •Perform administrative tasks, such as maintaining records and handling policy renewals.
- •Seek out new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Customize financial products or services to meet customer needs.
- •Sell products or services.
- •Explain financial information to customers.
- •Maintain records of sales or other business transactions.
- •Take product orders from customers.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 31.9% | 27.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 35% Bright |
| Median Salary | $62,280 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 68/100 | N/A |