Insurance agents and brokers

Insurance agents and brokers

NOC
63100

sell life, automobile, property, health and other types of insurance to individuals, businesses and public institutions.

Quick facts

3-Year Outlook

Good
Good

3-Year Job Openings

206
 

Median Hourly Wage

$23.01
$15.38
Low
$31.00
High

Average Salary

$59,500
 

Typically Required

College or apprenticeship

Employed

2,217
 
Job details

Full NOC Description

Insurance agents and brokers sell life, automobile, property, health and other types of insurance to individuals, businesses and public institutions. Insurance agents are employed by individual insurance companies or are independent representatives of specific insurance companies. Insurance brokers are employed by brokerage firms, or may work in partnerships or hold sole proprietorship. Supervisors of insurance agents are included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
 

  • Sell automobile, fire, health, life, property, marine, aircraft and other types of insurance to clients
  • Establish client insurance coverage, calculate premiums and establish method of payment
  • Provide information concerning group and individual insurance packages, the range of risk coverage, benefits paid and other policy features
  • Ensure appropriate forms, medical examinations and other policy requirements are completed
  • Monitor insurance claims and respond to clients' enquiries
  • Identify and solicit potential clientele.

Also Known As

  • insurance agent
  • insurance broker
  • insurance sales representative
  • insurance sales supervisor
Requirements

Employment Requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • On-the-job training and insurance industry courses and training programs are provided and are required for employment.
  • Licensure by the insurance governing body in the province or territory of employment is required.

Provincial Regulation

  • Provincially Regulated: Yes
Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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62.3%
Female
37.8%
Male
Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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5.0%
15-24
23.6%
25-34
27.6%
35-44
23.1%
45-54
15.8%
55-64
5.0%
65+
Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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1.5%
No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
28.0%
High School, Diploma or Equivalent
5.0%
Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
41.7%
College or University Below Bachelor Level
23.8%
University - Bachelor Level or Above
Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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98.0%
Finance and insurance
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0%
All Other Industries
Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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8.50%
Northeast
36.20%
Southeast
33.20%
Southwest
13.20%
Central
9.00%
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$61,000
Northeast
$60,000
Southeast
$59,200
Southwest
$66,500
Central
$46,000
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Northeast

$23.01
$15.38
Low
$31.00
High

Southeast

$24.00
$17.00
Low
$36.66
High

Southwest

$25.00
$15.00
Low
$30.29
High

Central

$23.01
$15.38
Low
$31.00
High

Northwest

$23.01
$15.38
Low
$31.00
High
Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

New Brunswick

$59,500

Newfoundland

$93,600

Prince Edward Island

$76,000

Nova Scotia

$60,850

Canada

$79,500
Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

Three Year Outlook

Total Openings: 3-Year

206
 

New Jobs: 3-Year

52
 

Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

153
 

Ten Year Outlook

Total Openings: 10-Year

785
 

New Jobs: 10-Year

283
 

Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

504