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Insurance Underwriters
Helps people and businesses choose insurance to protect what matters.
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Insurance agents explain policies, help clients choose coverage for cars, homes, health, life and businesses, and help when claims come up. Many work for agencies or are independent business owners.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Entrepreneurship · Career and Technical
Builds sales and marketing, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Government and Economics · Social Studies
Builds law and government, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Insurance Underwriters on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.