Insurance Underwriters build judgment and decision making, complex problem solving and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators (93%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 93% | $78,000 | −4% | None |
| 2 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 91% | $78,660 | −3% | None |
| 3 | Financial Managers | 83% | $166,570 | +105% | None |
| 4 | Actuaries | 83% | $130,000 | +60% | None |
| 5 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 82% | $78,210 | −4% | None |
| 6 | Insurance Sales Agents | 81% | $62,280 | −23% | None |
| 7 | Management Analysts | 81% | $101,860 | +25% | None |
| 8 | Investment Fund Managers | 81% | $166,570Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Managers” | Not compared | Graduate degree |
| 9 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 80% | $78,760 | −3% | None |
| 10 | Compliance Managers | 79% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Insurance Underwriters, median $81,370. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as insurance underwriters (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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93% skill match · $78,000 · −4% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Programming · Troubleshooting
91% skill match · $78,660 · −3% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Persuasion · Systems Analysis
83% skill match · $166,570 · +105% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Management of Financial Resources · Quality Control Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators (93% skill match, median $78,000), Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (91% skill match, median $78,660) and Financial Managers (83% skill match, median $166,570), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 10 pay more than insurance underwriters at the median. The biggest increases: Financial Managers (+105%, $166,570), Compensation and Benefits Managers (+83%, $149,230) and Sales Managers (+82%, $148,270).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Investment Fund Managers.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.