NOC 63100: Insurance agents and brokers
What insurance agents and brokers do
Insurance agents and brokers sell life, automobile, property, health and other types of insurance to individuals, businesses and public institutions. Insurance agents are employed by individual insurance companies or are independent representatives of specific insurance companies. Insurance brokers are employed by brokerage firms, or may work in partnerships or hold sole proprietorship. Supervisors of insurance agents are included in this unit group.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Sell automobile, fire, health, life, property, marine, aircraft and other types of insurance to clients
- Establish client insurance coverage, calculate premiums and establish method of payment
- Provide information concerning group and individual insurance packages, the range of risk coverage, benefits paid and other policy features
- Ensure appropriate forms, medical examinations and other policy requirements are completed
- Monitor insurance claims and respond to clients' enquiries
- Identify and solicit potential clientele.
Job titles under NOC 63100
18 job titles are classified here, including insurance agent, insurance broker, insurance sales representative.
- automobile insurance agent
- automobile insurance salesman/woman
- district supervisor - insurance office
- field agent - insurance
- fire insurance agent
- fire insurance salesman/woman
- general insurance representative
- group insurance representative
- insurance agent
- insurance agent supervisor
- insurance broker
- insurance sales agent
- insurance sales representative
- insurance sales supervisor
- insurance salesman/woman
- life insurance agent
- life insurance representative
- life insurance salesman/woman
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- On-the-job training and insurance industry courses and training programs are provided and are required for employment.
- Licensure by the insurance governing body in the province or territory of employment is required.
Insurance agents and brokers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $21.31/hr | $30.00/hr | $51.28/hr |
Toronto ON | $21.63/hr | $30.22/hr | $51.28/hr |
Montréal QC | $23.00/hr | $28.21/hr | $37.50/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $22.00/hr | $31.25/hr | $56.41/hr |
Calgary AB | $24.04/hr | $33.65/hr | $72.12/hr |
Edmonton AB | $23.08/hr | $35.34/hr | $54.95/hr |
Ottawa ON | $21.00/hr | $26.44/hr | $35.90/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $19.00/hr | $27.00/hr | $35.89/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $23.00/hr | $30.50/hr | $54.66/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $23.00/hr | $31.25/hr | $57.14/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $21.00/hr | $32.97/hr | $45.67/hr |
London ON | $21.50/hr | $31.28/hr | $62.50/hr |
Halifax NS | $20.92/hr | $27.88/hr | $38.46/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $20.00/hr | $30.77/hr | $40.11/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $17.85/hr | $28.85/hr | $44.65/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $17.85/hr | $28.85/hr | $44.65/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $23.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $40.51/hr |
Nova Scotia | $18.00/hr | $27.00/hr | $38.46/hr |
New Brunswick | $20.00/hr | $27.18/hr | $38.46/hr |
Quebec | $23.00/hr | $30.50/hr | $54.66/hr |
Ontario | $21.63/hr | $30.22/hr | $51.28/hr |
Manitoba | $19.49/hr | $26.67/hr | $37.50/hr |
Saskatchewan | $17.85/hr | $28.85/hr | $44.65/hr |
Alberta | $23.08/hr | $31.70/hr | $54.95/hr |
British Columbia | $21.00/hr | $30.24/hr | $53.37/hr |
Using NOC 63100 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 18 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Insurance manager (NOC 10020)
- Insurance underwriters (NOC 12202)
- Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers (NOC 12011)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for insurance agents and brokers?
Insurance agents and brokers are NOC 2021 unit group 63100. Example job titles in this group include insurance agent, insurance broker, insurance sales representative, insurance sales supervisor.
What TEER is NOC 63100?
NOC 63100 is TEER 3 (College or apprenticeship (under 2 years)). Usually requires a college program or apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or more than six months of on-the-job training. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do insurance agents and brokers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $30.00/hr, about $59,000 a year full-time, with a range of $21.31/hr to $51.28/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.