Job Numbers and Growth About 104,000 insurance underwriters are employed nationally. Workers can expect a very low level of unemployment, if history can be used as a guide. In 2008, 2% of employees could not find jobs. Area Job Conditions Popular locations for employees include Columbia (Missouri), Des Moines (Iowa), and Hartford (Connecticut). Fewer are found in Pensacola (Florida), Albuquerque (New Mexico), and Riverside (California). Insurance underwriters looking for high salaries should look at New York (New York), Waterloo (Iowa), and Edison (New Jersey), and should avoid Mobile (Alabama), Greenville (South Carolina), and Pensacola (Florida). Training and Education Workers often obtain a bachelor's degree before starting. The percentage of employees with college degrees is 53%. Insurance underwriters with some college (less than a bachelor's degree) represent about 32% of the total. Some workers, about 16%, had a high-school education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment Part-time insurance underwriters are 4% of all surveyed.
Insurance Underwriters by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Birmingham | $52,000 | 280 | -28% | | Mobile | $38,000 | 40 | -70% | | Montgomery | $56,000 | 190 | +54% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $60,000 | 60 | -48% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Phoenix | $53,000 | 1,480 | +5% | | Tucson | $57,000 | 130 | -53% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Little Rock | $46,000 | 290 | +15% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oakland | $67,000 | 700 | -10% | | Oxnard | $64,000 | 350 | +59% | | Riverside | $63,000 | 180 | -81% | | Sacramento | $65,000 | 770 | +15% | | San Diego | $56,000 | 1,020 | +1% | | San Francisco | $80,000 | 810 | +7% | | Santa Ana | $71,000 | 1,640 | +42% | | Santa Barbara | $61,000 | 50 | -59% | | Santa Rosa | $68,000 | 130 | -2% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Colorado Springs | $62,000 | 200 | +9% | | Denver | $61,000 | 1,100 | +16% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | | 510 | +56% | | Hartford | $74,000 | 2,370 | +446% | | New Haven | $68,000 | 230 | +12% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Wilmington | $61,000 | 540 | +122% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $63,000 | 600 | -66% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fort Lauderdale | $52,000 | 460 | -17% | | Gainesville | $50,000 | 220 | +173% | | Jacksonville | $51,000 | 640 | +42% | | Lakeland | $45,000 | 360 | +156% | | Miami | $49,000 | 690 | -8% | | Orlando | $52,000 | 780 | -1% | | Pensacola | $34,000 | 30 | -72% | | Sarasota | $54,000 | 270 | +40% | | Tallahassee | $47,000 | 220 | +88% | | Tampa | $56,000 | 1,230 | +34% | | West Palm Beach | $49,000 | 140 | -65% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Atlanta | $57,000 | 2,840 | +58% | | Macon | $46,000 | 230 | +232% |
Hawaii | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Honolulu | $51,000 | 250 | -23% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chicago | $71,000 | 5,320 | +84% | | Peoria | $59,000 | 70 | -43% | | Rockford | $65,000 | 130 | +19% | | Springfield | $61,000 | 170 | +136% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fort Wayne | $64,000 | 250 | +62% | | Indianapolis | $59,000 | 970 | +44% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cedar Rapids | $65,000 | 130 | +36% | | Des Moines | $58,000 | 1,360 | +461% | | Sioux City | $57,000 | 50 | +4% | | Waterloo | $74,000 | 50 | -15% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Topeka | $49,000 | 160 | +107% | | Wichita | $56,000 | 270 | +20% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lexington | $57,000 | 50 | -72% | | Louisville | $51,000 | 460 | -1% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baton Rouge | $48,000 | 240 | -12% | | New Orleans | $44,000 | 260 | -32% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Portland | $62,000 | 460 | +212% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $61,000 | 920 | -7% | | Bethesda | $74,000 | 630 | +47% | | Hagerstown | $45,000 | 100 | +45% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boston | $77,000 | 1,610 | +24% | | Framingham | $49,000 | 50 | -57% | | Worcester | $65,000 | 230 | +26% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Detroit | $69,000 | 350 | -34% | | Grand Rapids | $59,000 | 240 | -15% | | Kalamazoo | $60,000 | 60 | -38% | | Lansing | $61,000 | 190 | +36% | | Saginaw | $52,000 | 80 | +54% | | Warren | $71,000 | 630 | -28% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Minneapolis | $58,000 | 1,470 | +9% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Jackson | $57,000 | 380 | +104% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $59,000 | 320 | +470% | | Jefferson City | $51,000 | 40 | -14% | | Kansas City | $61,000 | 1,560 | +101% | | Springfield | $51,000 | 220 | +55% | | St Louis | $64,000 | 1,310 | +28% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | $50,000 | 540 | +360% | | Omaha | $61,000 | 950 | +175% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $66,000 | 190 | +160% | | Portsmouth | $60,000 | 30 | -20% | | Rochester | $67,000 | 40 | +6% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Camden | $70,000 | 390 | -2% | | Edison | $71,000 | 620 | -20% | | Newark | $75,000 | 1,750 | +130% | | Trenton | $69,000 | 370 | +136% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $54,000 | 60 | -79% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $66,000 | 800 | +145% | | Buffalo | $65,000 | 370 | -8% | | Glens Falls | $45,000 | 50 | +45% | | Kingston | $54,000 | 50 | +26% | | Nassau | $69,000 | 1,080 | +14% | | New York | $84,000 | 5,440 | +40% | | Rochester | $60,000 | 260 | -31% | | Syracuse | $64,000 | 570 | +149% | | Utica | $58,000 | 140 | +55% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Asheville | $49,000 | 80 | -38% | | Burlington | $52,000 | 130 | +232% | | Charlotte | $60,000 | 1,080 | +62% | | Durham | $49,000 | 150 | -25% | | Greensboro | $44,000 | 270 | -2% | | Raleigh | $55,000 | 490 | +28% | | Winston Salem | $64,000 | 130 | -17% |
North Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fargo | $52,000 | 30 | -63% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $66,000 | 190 | -24% | | Cincinnati | $59,000 | 1,670 | +113% | | Cleveland | $62,000 | 1,010 | +26% | | Columbus | $61,000 | 1,540 | +119% | | Dayton | $52,000 | 140 | -52% | | Toledo | $47,000 | 130 | -44% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oklahoma City | $50,000 | 570 | +35% | | Tulsa | $46,000 | 680 | +109% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Portland | $62,000 | 590 | -25% | | Salem | $62,000 | 80 | -26% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Harrisburg | $67,000 | 480 | +105% | | Lancaster | $56,000 | 240 | +39% | | Philadelphia | $71,000 | 2,800 | +96% | | Pittsburgh | $55,000 | 550 | -36% | | Reading | $73,000 | 90 | -24% | | Scranton | $42,000 | 90 | -52% | | York | $59,000 | 40 | -69% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $43,000 | 310 | +19% | | Greenville | $42,000 | 260 | +16% |
South Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Sioux Falls | $59,000 | 170 | +73% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $58,000 | 100 | -41% | | Nashville | $65,000 | 510 | -11% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Abilene | $54,000 | 40 | -3% | | Austin | $61,000 | 800 | +40% | | Dallas | $63,000 | 2,150 | +35% | | El Paso | $60,000 | 80 | -59% | | Fort Worth | $58,000 | 240 | -63% | | Houston | $65,000 | 1,300 | -33% | | San Antonio | $55,000 | 720 | +14% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Salt Lake City | $58,000 | 280 | -40% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $57,000 | 100 | +30% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Richmond | $51,000 | 630 | +40% | | Roanoke | $51,000 | 120 | +6% | | Virginia Beach | $40,000 | 260 | -54% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Olympia | $49,000 | 60 | -7% | | Seattle | $65,000 | 1,170 | +8% | | Spokane | $53,000 | 110 | -28% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $69,000 | 140 | +35% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Green Bay | $46,000 | 330 | +175% | | Madison | $53,000 | 740 | +200% | | Milwaukee | $55,000 | 960 | +50% | | Racine | | 40 | -24% | | Wausau | $61,000 | 70 | +55% |
Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this insurance underwriter schools and jobs info.
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