Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Insurance Underwriters .................................................
! Personality Code: CEI! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $54,530
! Beginning Wage: $33,550
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 6.3%
! Annual Job Openings: 6,880
! Self-Employed: 0.0%
! Part-Time: 3.6%
Review individual applications for insurance to
evaluate degree of risk involved and determine
acceptance of applications. Examine documents to
determine degree of risk from such factors as appli-
cant fi nancial standing and value and condition of
property. Decline excessive risks. Write to fi eld rep-
resentatives, medical personnel, and others to obtain
further information, quote rates, or explain company
underwriting policies. Evaluate possibility of losses
due to catastrophe or excessive insurance. Decrease
value of policy when risk is substandard and spec-
ify applicable endorsements or apply rating to ensure
safe profi table distribution of risks, using reference
materials. Review company records to determine
amount of insurance in force on single risk or group
of closely related risks. Authorize reinsurance of pol-
icy when risk is high.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 06. Finance and
Insurance. Work Group: 06.02. Finance/Insur-
ance Investigation and Analysis. Other Jobs in
" is Work Group: Appraisers and Assessors of Real
Estate; Appraisers, Real Estate; Assessors; Claims
Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators; Claims
Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance; Cost
Estimators; Credit Analysts; Financial Analysts;
Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators;
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage; Loan Counsel-
ors; Loan Offi cers; Market Research Analysts; Sur-
vey Researchers.
Skills: Writing; Service Orientation; Speaking;
Active Listening; Learning Strategies; Active Learn-
ing; Monitoring; Persuasion.
Education and Training Program: Insurance.
Related Knowledge/Courses: Clerical Practices;
Customer and Personal Service; Sales and Market-
ing; Economics and Accounting; Law and Govern-
ment; Computers and Electronics.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; using hands
on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive motions.Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan .......................
! Personality Code: CES
! Education/Training Required: Short-term
on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $27,320
! Beginning Wage: $17,960
! Earnings Growth Potential: Low
! Growth: 9.5%
! Annual Job Openings: 54,060
! Self-Employed: 0.8%
! Part-Time: 23.4%Interview persons by telephone, by mail, in per-
son, or by other means for the purpose of com-
pleting forms, applications, or questionnaires.
Ask specifi c questions, record answers, and assist
persons with completing form. May sort, classify,
and fi le forms. Ask questions in accordance with
instructions to obtain various specifi ed information
such as person’s name, address, age, religious pref-
erence, and state of residency. Identify and resolve
inconsistencies in interviewees’ responses by means
of appropriate questioning or explanation. Com-
pile, record, and code results and data from inter-
view or survey, using computer or specifi ed form.
Review data obtained from interview for complete-
ness and accuracy. Contact individuals to be inter-
viewed at home, place of business, or fi eld location by
telephone, by mail, or in person. Assist individuals