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Generation Next Is Now

Insurance sales agent jobs are projected to increase nationally by 13 percent (436,000 to 492,000) between 2006 and 2016, according to the 2008-09 edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor.

By Tim Hoelle | Updated on September 30, 2009

Insurance sales agent jobs are projected to increase nationally by 13 percent (436,000 to 492,000) between 2006 and 2016, according to the 2008-09 edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor. The report noted that insurance underwriter jobs for the same period should increase by six percent (104,000 to 112,200). Based on Florida’s position in the insurance marketplace and population in general, the Sunshine State can expect to fill its fair share of those jobs.

Fortunately, there is a new wave of workers ready to take their place at that table. This group — known variously as Gen Y, Yers, Millennials, and Generation Next — is approximately 70 million strong (the group’s birthspan is still under debate, but most researchers mark its beginnings in the mid- to late-1970s, then add 18 to 20 years). Like its parent Baby Boomer generation, Gen Y is bringing a new paradigm to the workplace and the social fabric.

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