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Where is it easiest to open: Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers
21 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 41-3021” (soc) for Insurance Sales Agents. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 64 | 57.9 | $90,405 | exam | Broker/Dealer Agent (BDA); Health and Life Insurance - Debit Coll |
| CA | 41 | 18.3 | $114,963 | licence | Broker-Dealer Certificate; Casualty Broker-Agent |
| TX | 26 | 29.0 | $88,375 | exam | Funeral Pre-Arrangment Life Agent; General Lines Agent / All LOAs |
| IL | 23 | 46.4 | $103,968 | exam | BROKER, MEAT/POULTRY/MEAT AND POULTRY; EGG PRODUCER-DEALER/PRODUCER-PACKER/GR |
| MO | 18 | 115.8 | $67,629 | exam | Insurance Agent; Insurance Consultant |
| MI | 16 | 6.0 | $71,875 | exam | Insurance Agent (Insurance Producer); Insurance Agent, Surplus Lines |
| UT | 13 | 25.5 | $84,346 | licence | INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS |
| AZ | 12 | 39.0 | $52,628 | licence | Insurance Producer; Insurance Producer Self-Service Storag |
| CO | 12 | 75.5 | $71,906 | exam | Insurance Agent |
| GA | 12 | 45.4 | $124,075 | exam | Associate Broker; Broker |
| PA | 10 | 32.8 | $104,619 | not matched | — |
| TN | 10 | 192.0 | $98,708 | exam | INSURANCE PRODUCER; SURPLUS LINES AGENT |
| NY | 7 | 14.0 | $83,561 | exam | Excess Line Broker; Insurance Agent, Accident, Health, Lif |
| KY | 4 | 4.8 | $123,000 | exam | Insurance Administrator (TPA); Insurance Agent |
| AR | 4 | 48.2 | $108,870 | exam | Boiler Inspector (Insurance); Consultant |
| CT | 3 | 598.3 | $136,181 | exam | Broker - Dealer Agent; Certified Insurance Consultant License |
| OH | 3 | 13.7 | $93,171 | exam | Insurance Agent |
| DE | 3 | 15.3 | $249,065 | exam | Insurance Agent; Insurance Appraiser |
| NJ | 3 | 134.7 | $77,050 | exam | INSURANCE PRODUCER |
| LA | 3 | 17.3 | $154,673 | licence | Insurance Producer |
| OR | 3 | 74.3 | $32,798 | licence | Event Officials; Insurance Consultants |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.