Also called: Medicare Insurance Agent
Helps seniors choose Medicare and supplemental insurance plans.
You sit with a 65-year-old at a kitchen table, compare five plans for her prescriptions and doctors, and enroll her in the best fit.
Commission-based for most.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma plus state health insurance license.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Health Administration.
Growing faster than average. Growing with the aging population.
Medium risk for 10 years. Plan-finder tools and AI comparisons help seniors shop; many still want a patient human to explain options face to face.
Age 18+. One way to start: Take your state’s health insurance pre-license course and exam, then apply to a Medicare call center for enrollment season First: State health insurance license plus yearly AHIP Medicare certification
Classes: Health science CTE, Personal finance, Speech, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-3021.
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