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Salary Slump? Become an Insurance Agent
According to a new study published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the college graduating class of 2010 will receive lower salary offers compared to those offered in 20091.
The Winter 2010 issue of NACE's Salary Survey shows the overall average salary offer of $48,351 for a bachelor's degree graduate fell two percent from the 2009 average offer of $49,353.
The study comes on the heels of an August survey of employers who reported plans to reduce the number of college grads hired in 2010.
Fortunately for graduates and others looking to make a career change, Farm Bureau Financial Services isn't among those employers cutting back. In fact, we've increased the number of insurance agents we want to bring on board in 2010.
And forget the idea of working harder than others and still earning a lower starting salary. As a Farm Bureau agent, the person in charge of your income is YOU. No hourly wages, no salary caps, no set paychecks. It's a simple principle — the more you sell, the more you earn.
See how our insurance agent commission stacks up to the overall average salary offer for the Class of 2010.
Another advantage of a future in the insurance business? You don't need a particular degree to be qualified. In fact, many of our most successful agents never planned to pursue insurance careers. Today, they can't imagine doing anything else as rewarding and fulfilling. Hear their stories.
1Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers, Early Report Shows Lower Average Salary for College Class of 2010, www.naceweb.org, visited February 9, 2010.
