The employee benefits advisor in training — learning group insurance.
As a Junior Group Insurance Specialist, you're developing expertise in group insurance products and services. You learn employee benefits while supporting customer and sales activities.
Your day involves learning group insurance products, assisting with client service, supporting enrollment, and developing benefits expertise. You're building knowledge for group insurance work.
The work requires understanding employee benefits and group insurance dynamics. You serve employers who provide benefits to employees. Junior specialists learn these complex products while providing service support. The people who succeed here are interested in benefits, detail-oriented, and can learn the regulations around group coverage.
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The employee benefits advisor in training — learning group insurance.
Median pay for a Junior Group Insurance Specialist is about $60K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $36K to $136K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, and Persuasion.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 3.7% through 2034, with roughly 469,480 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Group Insurance Specialist, Sales Associate, and Sales Specialist.
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