How To Become A Bonding Agent: What It Is and Career Path

What is a bonding agent and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a bonding agent. For example, did you know that they make an average of $17.0 an hour? That's $35,360 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 47,700 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreBonding AgentUS Average

Salary

2.8

Avg. Salary $35,360

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

6.7

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

6.1

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21%

Asian 9.01%

Black or African American 5.88%

Hispanic or Latino 12.43%

Unknown 4.16%

White 68.33%

Gender

female 68.29%

male 31.71%

Age - 43

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 43

Stress level

6.7

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.6

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

6.7

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a bonding agent

Explore bonding agent education requirements

Most common bonding agent degrees

High School Diploma

34.4 %

Bachelor's

25.0 %

Associate

19.8 %

Start to develop specific bonding agent skills

Skills	Percentages
Bonds	27.92%
Data Entry	18.44%
Customer Service	15.08%
Court Dates	12.46%
Phone Calls	4.74%

Complete relevant bonding agent training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New bonding agents learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a bonding agent based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real bonding agent resumes.

Research bonding agent duties and responsibilities

Manage for multiple medical clients performing tasks such as medical billing, submitting insurance and verifying insurance including Medicare and Medicaid.
Work daily in QuickBooks, Microsoft word and excel
Manage for multiple medical clients performing tasks such as medical billing, submitting insurance and verifying insurance including Medicare and Medicaid.
Travele to municipalities to sign bond agreements between facility and company of representation.

Get bonding agent experience

Generally, it takes 4-6 years to become a bonding agent. The most common roles before becoming a bonding agent include cashier, sales associate team lead and customer service representative.

Apply for bonding agent jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a bonding agent job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams