Tool · free, no account
Where is it easiest to open: All Other Insurance Related Activities
45 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 | 535 | 9.4 | $103,497 | exam | Broker/Dealer Agent (BDA); Health and Life Insurance - Debit Coll |
| CA | 281 | 10.3 | $86,600 | licence | Broker-Dealer Certificate; Casualty Broker-Agent |
| TX | 137 | 12.2 | $80,873 | exam | Funeral Pre-Arrangment Life Agent; General Lines Agent / All LOAs |
| NY | 135 | 22.7 | $42,915 | exam | Excess Line Broker; Insurance Agent, Accident, Health, Lif |
| IL | 124 | 19.8 | $122,370 | exam | BROKER, MEAT/POULTRY/MEAT AND POULTRY; EGG PRODUCER-DEALER/PRODUCER-PACKER/GR |
| PA | 117 | 9.4 | $87,542 | not matched | — |
| MI | 116 | 4.8 | $60,745 | exam | Insurance Agent (Insurance Producer); Insurance Agent, Surplus Lines |
| NJ | 97 | 16.1 | $100,978 | exam | INSURANCE PRODUCER |
| GA | 71 | 11.4 | $122,310 | exam | Associate Broker; Broker |
| AZ | 71 | 4.5 | $70,406 | licence | Insurance Producer; Insurance Producer Self-Service Storag |
| SC | 64 | 3.1 | $66,548 | licence | Broker; Broker In Charge |
| VA | 54 | 23.3 | $214,948 | exam | Insurance Sales Agent |
| MO | 50 | 4.0 | $77,124 | exam | Insurance Agent; Insurance Consultant |
| WA | 49 | 5.1 | $103,161 | exam | Agent (Insurance); Brokers (Insurance) |
| UT | 48 | 17.1 | $73,882 | licence | INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS |
| OH | 48 | 15.9 | $81,005 | exam | Insurance Agent |
| MD | 46 | 9.4 | $78,203 | not matched | — |
| CO | 43 | 12.9 | $76,222 | exam | Insurance Agent |
| MA | 42 | 15.7 | $156,675 | exam | FINANCIAL BROKERS, AGENTS, AND DEALERS |
| MN | 40 | 17.2 | $63,017 | exam | Broker's License to Represent a Distil; Food Broker License |
| NC | 37 | 9.6 | $83,927 | exam | Accredited Re-insurer (Life/Health & P; Agent-Insurance Producer - Accident He |
| IN | 29 | 11.9 | $64,407 | exam | Licensed Insurance Agent; Licensed Security Salesperson (License |
| CT | 26 | 13.1 | $106,515 | exam | Broker - Dealer Agent; Certified Insurance Consultant License |
| LA | 25 | 5.2 | $78,092 | licence | Insurance Producer |
| TN | 24 | 39.0 | $80,240 | exam | INSURANCE PRODUCER; SURPLUS LINES AGENT |
| WI | 22 | 19.1 | $72,243 | exam | BROKER-DEALERS; INSURANCE INTERMEDIARY (AGENT) |
| NV | 22 | 5.5 | $65,992 | not matched | — |
| AL | 22 | 8.7 | $60,115 | licence | Licensed Insurance Managing General Ag; Licensed Insurance Producer |
| KS | 16 | 7.4 | $123,420 | licence | Insurance Agent |
| IA | 15 | 10.5 | $62,471 | not matched | — |
| KY | 13 | 42.6 | $69,372 | exam | Insurance Administrator (TPA); Insurance Agent |
| NE | 12 | 7.0 | $121,452 | licence | Broker-Dealer; Broker-Dealer Agent |
| ID | 9 | 4.4 | $61,925 | exam | Insurance Producer; Manufactured Home Resale Broker |
| OR | 9 | 50.6 | $40,881 | licence | Event Officials; Insurance Consultants |
| HI | 7 | 4.7 | $60,818 | exam | Insurance Producer (Agent) |
| ME | 7 | 1.1 | $48,500 | not matched | — |
| DE | 7 | 13.9 | $213,629 | exam | Insurance Agent; Insurance Appraiser |
| OK | 6 | 6.3 | $112,816 | exam | Active Broker License; Alcohol and Drug Substance Abuse Cours |
| NH | 5 | 2.8 | $105,714 | exam | Electrical Inspectors, Third Party; Insurance Producer |
| MS | 5 | 3.4 | $81,000 | exam | Insurance Producer |
| NM | 5 | 1.6 | $40,250 | exam | Broker/Dealer and Agent; Insurance Producer |
| DC | 5 | 3.6 | $68,444 | not matched | — |
| AR | 5 | 5.6 | $66,214 | exam | Boiler Inspector (Insurance); Consultant |
| VT | 3 | 7.7 | $127,217 | exam | Insurance Producer; Life Settlement Broker |
| AK | 3 | 6.0 | $74,833 | licence | Insurance Occupations |
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.