1099 Insurance Agent Jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

Demand for insurance sales agents in Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg, MS employs 120 insurance sales agents. That figure counts every employment arrangement, W-2 and 1099 alike — BLS does not split the two. Applying 1099WORK's estimate that roughly 70% of insurance sales agents work on a 1099 basis puts the independent share near 84 people. Treat that as an order of magnitude, not a census. By headcount the market ranks 302nd of the 382 metro areas where BLS publishes a figure for this occupation.

The location quotient is 0.62 — insurance sales agents are 38% less concentrated here than in the average US market. That thins the employer pool, but it also thins the competition for the contracts that do exist. The metro's population is 157,000, roughly flat since 2020.

A thin concentration cuts both ways: fewer employers and longer sales cycles, but far less competition once you have a relationship.

Nearby markets for insurance sales agents

Contractors are not bound by a metro line the way a commuting employee is, and the neighbouring markets often price the same work differently. Within reach of Hattiesburg:

Tax treatment in Hattiesburg

Nothing is withheld from a 1099 payment. You pay self-employment tax at 15.3% on 92.35% of net profit, plus income tax, in four estimated payments a year. Mississippi adds its own income tax and its own estimated-payment schedule on top.

One thing to get right first

Labelling an engagement 1099 does not make it 1099 — the IRS weighs who controls the work, who supplies the tools and who carries the risk. For insurance sales agents the usual flashpoints are set schedules, employer-supplied equipment and exclusivity clauses. Mississippi also applies its own test, which can reach a different answer than the IRS does on identical facts.

Where the 1099 work is in Hattiesburg

Across the 81 occupations 1099WORK tracks, Hattiesburg, MS has an estimated 5,600 people working on a 1099 basis, out of 18,210 employed in those occupations altogether. The concentration is uneven: registered nurses, secretaries and administrative assistants, and home health and personal care aides account for a disproportionate share, because those trades are structurally independent rather than incidentally so. The 1099 estimates below apply 1099WORK's per-occupation contractor share to BLS employment — they are estimates, and BLS itself does not publish the split.

Highest-paying independent work in Hattiesburg

Loan Officer leads on median pay in Hattiesburg at $59,810, with the top decile at $110,650. The table below is filtered to occupations where independent work is genuinely common — a high median in an occupation that is 95% W-2 is not an opportunity. Remember that every figure is a W-2-and-1099 blend: to match them as a contractor, multiply by roughly 1.33 for payroll tax, unpaid time and self-funded benefits.

1099WORK, briefly

1099WORK is a marketplace built for 1099 engagements specifically: companies post a defined scope, insurance sales agents keep one verified profile, and agreements, onboarding and payment happen in the same place. It launched as 1099REPS for independent medical sales reps and now covers the wider 1099 economy, Hattiesburg included.