Occupational employment / Insurance sales agents

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Insurance sales agents" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,810 $31.55 $65,630
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 19,640 $36.29 $75,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 11,560 $30.00 $62,400
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 10,060 $38.64 $80,360
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 10,030 $33.05 $68,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 10,010 $34.19 $71,110
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 9,140 $30.17 $62,760
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 8,590 $32.96 $68,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 8,260 $35.59 $74,030
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 7,090 $29.09 $60,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 6,990 $29.61 $61,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,670 $31.58 $65,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 6,390 $28.33 $58,920
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 6,190 $36.11 $75,100
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,700 $27.55 $57,300
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 5,050 $24.99 $51,980
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 4,920 $34.39 $71,530
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4,810 $37.61 $78,230
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 4,720 $25.49 $53,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,630 $46.46 $96,640
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 4,400 $31.78 $66,110
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 4,340 $28.71 $59,720
St. Louis, MO-IL 3,910 $26.74 $55,620
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,820 $32.38 $67,350
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,740 $37.85 $78,730
Denver-Aurora, CO 3,650 $34.94 $72,680
Baltimore-Towson, MD 3,500 $30.21 $62,830
Kansas City, MO-KS 3,470 $27.37 $56,930
Jacksonville, FL 3,420 $25.10 $52,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,400 $30.69 $63,820
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 3,340 $39.39 $81,930
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,260 $33.43 $69,520
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 3,240 $34.20 $71,140
Pittsburgh, PA 3,200 $29.56 $61,480
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 3,190 $26.23 $54,560
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 2,930 $31.51 $65,530
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 2,760 $33.80 $70,310
Columbus, OH 2,730 $24.50 $50,950
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,720 $34.91 $72,620
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,650 $33.33 $69,340
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,620 $29.03 $60,390
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,520 $33.65 $69,990
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,500 $40.74 $84,750
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,490 $28.64 $59,580
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,470 $41.54 $86,410
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 2,450 $29.48 $61,320
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,430 $32.37 $67,340
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,300 $33.63 $69,960
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 2,260 $30.21 $62,830
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,200 $25.91 $53,890
Richmond, VA 2,170 $25.28 $52,570
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,160 $52.09 $108,350
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 2,110 $25.91 $53,900
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 2,100 $36.37 $75,660
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 2,050 $33.91 $70,540
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,020 $33.06 $68,770
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,930 $38.73 $80,570
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,920 $22.82 $47,460
San Antonio, TX 1,790 $22.60 $47,020
Salt Lake City, UT 1,750 $26.97 $56,100
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,690 $31.77 $66,080
Oklahoma City, OK 1,630 $25.39 $52,820
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,550 $28.82 $59,940
Tulsa, OK 1,460 $27.74 $57,690
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,410 $33.65 $69,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,390 $34.16 $71,040
Columbia, SC 1,380 $24.85 $51,690
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,370 $31.75 $66,040
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,320 $37.06 $77,090
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,220 $28.05 $58,350
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,190 $26.83 $55,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,180 $32.83 $68,280
Baton Rouge, LA 1,170 $21.20 $44,090
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,160 $25.50 $53,040
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,150 $26.99 $56,130
Lakeland, FL 1,150 $23.57 $49,020
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,140 $30.19 $62,790
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,140 $28.86 $60,030
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,090 $18.76 $39,020
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 1,060 $33.43 $69,540
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 1,060 $27.02 $56,190
Jackson, MS 1,040 $26.51 $55,150
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,030 $30.07 $62,550
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,030 $30.90 $64,280
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 990 $44.00 $91,510
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 970 $14.90 $30,990
Lexington-Fayette, KY 940 $24.30 $50,540
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 920 $27.25 $56,670
Madison, WI 880 $32.40 $67,390
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 870 $29.93 $62,260
Greensboro-High Point, NC 870 $27.52 $57,240
Dayton, OH 860 $26.98 $56,130
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 860 $39.20 $81,540
Fort Wayne, IN 840 $30.38 $63,180
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 820 $32.12 $66,810
Albuquerque, NM 780 $27.01 $56,190
Greenville, SC 780 $28.27 $58,800
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 770 $33.35 $69,380
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 770 $19.16 $39,860
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 760 $28.44 $59,150
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 760 $30.89 $64,240
Syracuse, NY 760 $31.38 $65,270
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 750 $26.84 $55,830
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 740 $28.65 $59,600
Akron, OH 720 $33.99 $70,700
Macon, GA 710 $23.13 $48,100
Sioux Falls, SD 710 $28.16 $58,570
Springfield, MO 660 $26.93 $56,010
Utica-Rome, NY 650 $22.45 $46,690
Colorado Springs, CO 650 $29.63 $61,620
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 640 $18.57 $38,630
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 640 $29.12 $60,580
Tallahassee, FL 630 $24.13 $50,190
Rochester, NY 630 $37.12 $77,210
New Haven, CT 600 $31.12 $64,730
Boise City-Nampa, ID 600 $20.31 $42,250
Toledo, OH 600 $27.98 $58,200
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 590 $25.48 $52,990
Springfield, MA-CT 590 $35.87 $74,600
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 580 $26.61 $55,350
Naples-Marco Island, FL 550 $24.09 $50,100
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 550 $25.13 $52,260
Spokane, WA 540 $25.63 $53,310
Lancaster, PA 540 $28.28 $58,830
Fresno, CA 540 $35.58 $74,010
Tucson, AZ 530 $18.42 $38,300
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 520 $24.37 $50,690
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 520 $22.02 $45,800
Knoxville, TN 510 $25.03 $52,060
Honolulu, HI 500 $20.90 $43,480
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 490 $22.01 $45,770
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 490 $31.31 $65,130
Mobile, AL 470 $27.23 $56,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 470 $29.49 $61,330
Cedar Rapids, IA 460 $21.75 $45,230
Wichita, KS 460 $23.60 $49,090
Asheville, NC 460 $22.83 $47,490
Stockton, CA 460 $33.95 $70,620
El Paso, TX 450 $19.83 $41,250
Lincoln, NE 450 $25.72 $53,510
Roanoke, VA 440 $23.65 $49,200
Columbus, GA-AL 430 $21.98 $45,720
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 430 Not available Not available
Lubbock, TX 420 $27.84 $57,900
Worcester, MA-CT 420 $37.44 $77,870
Chattanooga, TN-GA 420 $25.34 $52,710
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 420 $19.45 $40,460
Green Bay, WI 410 $28.26 $58,770
Charleston, WV 410 $26.77 $55,680
Eugene-Springfield, OR 410 $29.37 $61,080
Reno-Sparks, NV 410 $32.60 $67,810
Lafayette, LA 410 $22.76 $47,350
Durham, NC 410 $26.75 $55,630
York-Hanover, PA 390 $35.37 $73,570
Canton-Massillon, OH 380 $29.45 $61,250
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 370 $25.62 $53,300
Peoria, IL 360 $24.65 $51,270
Lynchburg, VA 360 $21.09 $43,860
Ocala, FL 350 $28.90 $60,110
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 340 $27.25 $56,690
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 340 $30.82 $64,110
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 340 $24.47 $50,910
Bakersfield, CA 330 $24.67 $51,310
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 330 $21.02 $43,710
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 320 $27.44 $57,080
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 320 $34.62 $72,010
Huntsville, AL 310 $24.69 $51,360
Fort Smith, AR-OK 310 Not available Not available
Monroe, LA 300 Not available Not available
Wilmington, NC 300 $24.77 $51,520
Fargo, ND-MN 300 $32.11 $66,790
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 300 $37.62 $78,250
Florence, SC 300 $20.91 $43,500
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 290 $22.79 $47,410
Fayetteville, NC 290 $14.40 $29,960
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 290 $31.79 $66,120
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 290 Not available Not available
Modesto, CA 290 $28.65 $59,580
Corpus Christi, TX 290 Not available Not available
Erie, PA 290 $31.33 $65,170
Reading, PA 280 $33.06 $68,760
Montgomery, AL 270 Not available Not available
Binghamton, NY 270 $30.76 $63,980
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 270 Not available Not available
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 270 $18.65 $38,800
Anchorage, AK 260 $27.36 $56,920
Lake Charles, LA 260 $18.29 $38,050
Spartanburg, SC 260 $20.53 $42,700
Iowa City, IA 260 $20.73 $43,110
Appleton, WI 260 $31.22 $64,940
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 250 $15.00 $31,200
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 250 $16.74 $34,830
Eau Claire, WI 240 $20.63 $42,910
Topeka, KS 240 $20.16 $41,940
Amarillo, TX 240 $27.18 $56,540
Bismarck, ND 240 Not available Not available
Gainesville, FL 240 $25.09 $52,190
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 230 $22.59 $46,990
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 230 $27.36 $56,900
Springfield, IL 230 $25.14 $52,290
Savannah, GA 230 $25.17 $52,360
Rapid City, SD 230 $23.45 $48,780
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 220 $32.43 $67,450
Salem, OR 220 $31.66 $65,840
Rockford, IL 220 $19.74 $41,070
Alexandria, LA 220 $15.55 $32,340
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 220 $30.48 $63,400
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 210 $20.71 $43,070
Wheeling, WV-OH 210 $21.78 $45,310
Salinas, CA 210 $28.16 $58,560
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 210 $40.19 $83,600
Flint, MI 210 $37.85 $78,720
Billings, MT 210 Not available Not available
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 210 $25.22 $52,450
Evansville, IN-KY 200 $30.68 $63,810
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 200 $46.22 $96,130
State College, PA 190 $21.06 $43,800
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 190 $30.89 $64,250
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 190 $30.23 $62,870
Columbia, MO 190 $24.80 $51,580
Tyler, TX 190 Not available Not available
Racine, WI 190 $34.34 $71,430
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 190 $17.58 $36,560
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 190 Not available Not available
Las Cruces, NM 180 $18.10 $37,660
Dubuque, IA 180 $21.74 $45,210
Bloomington, IN 180 Not available Not available
Jonesboro, AR 180 $22.41 $46,610
Clarksville, TN-KY 180 $22.13 $46,040
Salisbury, MD 180 $19.27 $40,080
Jefferson City, MO 180 $20.31 $42,250
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 170 $35.78 $74,430
Longview, TX 170 Not available Not available
Athens-Clarke County, GA 170 $24.17 $50,280
Bend, OR 170 $25.73 $53,510
Dover, DE 170 $28.77 $59,850
St. Cloud, MN 170 Not available Not available
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 170 $18.78 $39,060
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 170 $23.53 $48,940
Redding, CA 160 $21.11 $43,910
Olympia, WA 160 $27.25 $56,690
Missoula, MT 160 $22.18 $46,140
Chico, CA 160 $23.11 $48,080
Altoona, PA 160 $19.23 $40,000
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 160 $36.12 $75,120
Punta Gorda, FL 160 $26.53 $55,180
Barnstable Town, MA 160 $38.36 $79,780
Bowling Green, KY 160 $27.24 $56,670
Santa Fe, NM 150 $17.95 $37,330
Williamsport, PA 150 $27.44 $57,070
New Bedford, MA 150 $21.33 $44,360
Manchester, NH 150 $26.89 $55,940
Provo-Orem, UT 150 $16.13 $33,540
Albany, GA 150 $19.16 $39,850
Odessa, TX 150 Not available Not available
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 150 $23.49 $48,850
Abilene, TX 150 $17.09 $35,550
Visalia-Porterville, CA 150 $31.92 $66,400
Hattiesburg, MS 140 Not available Not available
Greeley, CO 140 $20.97 $43,610
Waterbury, CT 140 $38.64 $80,370
Harrisonburg, VA 140 $20.97 $43,620
Bangor, ME 140 $21.11 $43,910
Ann Arbor, MI 140 $39.17 $81,480
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 140 Not available Not available
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 130 $25.17 $52,360
Flagstaff, AZ 130 $26.70 $55,530
Logan, UT-ID 130 $16.47 $34,250
Bellingham, WA 130 $20.69 $43,030
Gainesville, GA 130 $24.44 $50,840
Springfield, OH 130 $35.24 $73,300
Rochester, MN 130 $25.42 $52,870
Monroe, MI 130 $26.13 $54,340
Wausau, WI 130 $22.49 $46,780
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 130 $27.89 $58,020
Grand Junction, CO 130 $18.99 $39,500
Anderson, SC 130 Not available Not available
Mansfield, OH 130 $31.46 $65,430
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 120 $20.04 $41,680
Dalton, GA 120 $23.68 $49,240
Morgantown, WV 120 $18.92 $39,350
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 120 $29.87 $62,140
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 120 $33.86 $70,430
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 120 Not available Not available
Warner Robins, GA 120 $15.97 $33,230
Tuscaloosa, AL 120 $30.81 $64,080
Danbury, CT 120 $27.90 $58,030
Decatur, IL 120 Not available Not available
Lafayette, IN 120 Not available Not available
Lebanon, PA 120 $25.03 $52,060
Hot Springs, AR 120 $15.45 $32,140
Medford, OR 120 $25.54 $53,120
Pueblo, CO 120 $20.77 $43,190
Duluth, MN-WI 120 $23.60 $49,090
Greenville, NC 120 $23.82 $49,550
Portsmouth, NH-ME 110 Not available Not available
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 110 $34.81 $72,410
Kingston, NY 110 $36.08 $75,040
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 110 $19.05 $39,620
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 110 $31.82 $66,190
Auburn-Opelika, AL 110 $15.97 $33,220
Charlottesville, VA 110 Not available Not available
Gadsden, AL 110 $20.78 $43,220
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 110 $26.67 $55,470
La Crosse, WI-MN 110 $26.48 $55,090
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 110 $33.80 $70,300
St. George, UT 110 $24.79 $51,560
Kokomo, IN 110 $23.13 $48,110
Cleveland, TN 110 $26.96 $56,090
Dothan, AL 110 $18.41 $38,290
Muncie, IN 100 $20.47 $42,580
Rome, GA 100 $22.57 $46,950
Jackson, MI 100 $32.92 $68,470
Fond du Lac, WI 100 $26.88 $55,920
Laredo, TX 100 $18.91 $39,340
Carson City, NV 100 $18.37 $38,200
Janesville, WI 100 $29.86 $62,110
Glens Falls, NY 90 Not available Not available
Valdosta, GA 90 $14.38 $29,920
El Centro, CA 90 $18.55 $38,570
Goldsboro, NC 90 $21.17 $44,040
Sheboygan, WI 90 $22.49 $46,770
Jacksonville, NC 90 Not available Not available
Ocean City, NJ 90 $28.09 $58,420
Grand Forks, ND-MN 90 $31.40 $65,320
Terre Haute, IN 90 $19.82 $41,230
Victoria, TX 90 $27.84 $57,920
Elmira, NY 80 $24.05 $50,010
Joplin, MO 80 $31.47 $65,450
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 80 $24.10 $50,130
Battle Creek, MI 80 $26.47 $55,060
Atlantic City, NJ 80 $45.35 $94,320
Anniston-Oxford, AL 80 $21.87 $45,500
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 80 $33.41 $69,490
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 80 $27.37 $56,930
Cheyenne, WY 80 Not available Not available
Casper, WY 80 $24.20 $50,340
Owensboro, KY 80 $20.52 $42,670
Merced, CA 80 $25.30 $52,620
Elizabethtown, KY 80 $21.30 $44,310
Napa, CA 80 $31.95 $66,450
Farmington, NM 70 $18.25 $37,950
Palm Coast, FL 70 $26.18 $54,440
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 70 Not available Not available
Brunswick, GA 70 $14.05 $29,220
Lawton, OK 70 $27.64 $57,490
Decatur, AL 70 $22.67 $47,160
Sumter, SC 70 $24.68 $51,330
College Station-Bryan, TX 70 $25.69 $53,440
Danville, IL 70 $16.47 $34,250
Sherman-Denison, TX 70 $31.27 $65,040
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 70 Not available Not available
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 70 $33.36 $69,390
Burlington, NC 70 Not available Not available
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 70 $20.80 $43,260
Longview, WA 60 $27.26 $56,700
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 60 $29.47 $61,290
Fairbanks, AK 60 Not available Not available
Winchester, VA-WV 60 $25.55 $53,150
Lawrence, KS 60 $26.95 $56,060
Ithaca, NY 50 $38.98 $81,080
Pascagoula, MS 50 $21.81 $45,360
Morristown, TN 50 $22.81 $47,450
Bay City, MI 50 $17.07 $35,510
Mayaguez, PR 50 $15.83 $32,920
Ponce, PR 50 $15.27 $31,760
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 50 $24.53 $51,030
Midland, TX 50 $36.34 $75,600
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 50 $39.92 $83,040
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 50 $27.25 $56,670
Sandusky, OH 40 $20.35 $42,340
Columbus, IN 40 Not available Not available
Pittsfield, MA 40 $33.96 $70,640
St. Joseph, MO-KS 40 Not available Not available
Lima, OH 40 Not available Not available
Cumberland, MD-WV 30 $39.54 $82,240
Yuma, AZ Not available $19.11 $39,750
Danville, VA Not available $14.93 $31,040
Madera, CA Not available $24.48 $50,920
Anderson, IN Not available $27.57 $57,350
Johnstown, PA Not available $27.51 $57,230
Jackson, TN Not available $18.37 $38,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Not available $22.25 $46,280
Wichita Falls, TX Not available $20.76 $43,180
Waco, TX Not available $24.03 $49,980
Yakima, WA Not available $24.62 $51,200
San Angelo, TX Not available $18.26 $37,970
Great Falls, MT Not available $12.82 $26,670
Rocky Mount, NC Not available $21.93 $45,610
Coeur d'Alene, ID Not available $18.88 $39,280
Pocatello, ID Not available $19.37 $40,290
Bloomington-Normal, IL Not available $28.82 $59,940
Johnson City, TN Not available $16.41 $34,130
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