Verdict
Real Estate Agent is the safer bet: it scores 72/100 against 79/100 for Insurance Sales Agent — 7 points less exposed to AI.
Finance & Legal
79 /100
Sells policies and advises on coverage.
Full risk profile →Sales & Support
72 /100
Helps clients buy, sell and rent property.
Full risk profile →| Metric | Insurance Sales Agent | Real Estate Agent |
|---|---|---|
| AI Fear Score | 79/100 | 72/100 |
| Risk band | High risk | At risk |
| Automation probability | 92% | 86% |
| LLM task exposure | 62% | 55% |
| Median pay (BLS) | $59,000 | $54,000 |
| US workers | 530,000 | 440,000 |
| Timeline | 1–4 years — quoting and routine sales automate. | 2–5 years — search, paperwork and pricing automate; relationships persist. |
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Real Estate Agent is safer. It scores 72/100 vs 79/100 — Real Estate Agent keeps more tasks that need human judgment and context, while more of Insurance Sales Agent's core tasks are automatable.
Insurance Sales Agent pays more at the median: $59,000 vs $54,000 (BLS May 2024).
Scores are estimates, not predictions — two research anchors applied to task mixes, with BLS May-2024 wages and employment. Not career advice.