Insurance counselor vs field agent

The differences between insurance counselors and field agents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an insurance counselor has an average salary of $71,172, which is higher than the $37,324 average annual salary of a field agent.

The top three skills for an insurance counselor include insurance coverage, patients and litigation. The most important skills for a field agent are GPS, long-term care, and health insurance.

Insurance counselor vs field agent overview

	Insurance Counselor	Field Agent
Yearly salary	$71,172	$37,324
Hourly rate	$34.22	$17.94
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	63,575	96,067
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Insurance counselor vs field agent salary

Insurance counselors and field agents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Insurance Counselor	Field Agent
Average salary	$71,172	$37,324
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $124,000	Between $27,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Smith Seckman Reid
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between insurance counselor and field agent education

There are a few differences between an insurance counselor and a field agent in terms of educational background:

	Insurance Counselor	Field Agent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Insurance counselor vs field agent demographics

Here are the differences between insurance counselors' and field agents' demographics:

	Insurance Counselor	Field Agent
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 36.8% Female, 63.2%	Male, 66.0% Female, 34.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 4.9% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 4.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between insurance counselor and field agent duties and responsibilities

Insurance counselor example responsibilities.

Assist Florida Medicaid recipients with manage care choices.
Cold-Cal to generate leads for individual life and disability insurance and annuities.
Promote other AAA services, including travel, automobile club, and financial services.
Assist in the cross-selling of other financial products (credit cards, extend warranties and AAA membership).
Assist in prescription processing, process prescription insurance claims, administer immunizations and counsel patients on medications
Provide timely assessments and guidance to patients regarding their insurance and ensure insurance relate issues are resolved.

Field agent example responsibilities.

Sell life insurance, long term care insurance and retirement annuities to assign members.
Assist senior base clients with understanding and purchasing Medicare supplements, annuities, health and life insurance products.
Operate remote telecommunications using applications and secure computer communications to troubleshoot and resolve issues on customer Samsung devices.
Help maintain Primerica as the number one source for insurance needs by directly switching accounts over to the company.

Insurance counselor vs field agent skills

Common insurance counselor skills

Insurance Coverage, 19%
Patients, 18%
Litigation, 10%
Medicaid, 7%
Medicare, 6%
Payment Arrangements, 6%

Common field agent skills

GPS, 28%
Long-Term Care, 17%
Health Insurance, 10%
Annuities, 9%
Subpoenas, 6%
Life Insurance Products, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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