Agents, Insurance - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Insurance agencies
Insurance companies

Outlook

Growth for this career will be strong. Although online sales of insurance policies will reduce some growth in this career, agents are still required for more complex forms of insurance. Job prospects may be best for agents who sell health insurance and long-term care insurance.

Many openings will occur as people retire or leave the career. The best opportunities will be for those who have a bachelor's degree and strong sales skills.

Insurance Agents (CIS 100107)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	41,644 Very large	&	1.6%	2.7%	>>>>	3,381 Very High
Champaign Area	285 Large	&	6.3%	1.9%	>>>>	25 Few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	392 Large	&	1.3%	-1.2%	>>>>	31 Few
Cook County	21,791 Very large	&	2.0%	3.0%	>>>>	1,781 Very High
Decatur Area	149 Medium	&	2.0%	0.1%	>>>>	12 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	935 Large	&	4.8%	4.0%	>>>>	80 Moderate
Du Page County	5,068 Very large	&	2.5%	3.7%	>>>>	418 Very High
Edwardsville Area	277 Large	&	4.7%	4.4%	>>>>	24 Few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	185 Large	&	-1.6%	-2.2%	>>>>	15 Few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	293 Large	&	0.3%	-0.1%	>>>>	23 Few
Lake County	1,560 Very large	&	-10.9%	2.6%	>>>>	99 Moderate
McHenry County	322 Large	&	6.8%	6.1%	>>>>	28 Few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	427 Large	&	1.6%	0.2%	>>>>	35 Few
Northwest Illinois Area	306 Large	&	4.6%	5.1%	>>>>	26 Few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	5,677 Very large	&	1.8%	1.3%	>>>>	462 Very High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	354 Large	&	2.0%	-1.6%	>>>>	29 Few
Rock Island-Moline Area	479 Large	&	-1.3%	1.8%	>>>>	37 Moderate
Rockford Area	735 Large	&	1.6%	2.4%	>>>>	60 Moderate
Shawnee National Forest Area	91 Medium	&	-1.1%	-0.3%	>>>>	7 Very few
Springfield Area	815 Very large	&	1.8%	-0.8%	>>>>	67 Moderate
St Louis-Belleville Area	339 Large	&	-1.2%	0.2%	>>>>	27 Few
Vermilion County	197 Large	&	-5.6%	-5.1%	>>>>	14 Few
Will County	821 Large	&	4.3%	5.4%	>>>>	70 Moderate
United States	568,800 Very large	&	3.7%	3.1%	>>>>	47,000 High