OES Code: 215050

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR SPECIAL AGENTS - INSURANCE

Insurance Special Agents recruit independent insurance agents in field and maintain contact between them and home office. They advise agents on matters pertaining to conduct of business, such as cancellations, overdue accounts, technical problems, claims procedures, new business contacts, and new products. They may gather information for underwriters, and may inspect buildings to determine fire insurance rates.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
70	80	14%	10	10	20

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SPECIAL AGENTS - INSURANCE IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
6331	Fire, marine & casualty insurance
6311	Life insurance
6411	Insurance agents, brokers & services
6351	Surety insurance

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.