John Dodge never planned a career in insurance. Dodge was a senior at Louisiana State University in 2009, majoring in marketing and hoping to work in real estate after graduation. Instead, he began selling insurance, on commission, at Aflac Inc. in Baton Rouge, La. With no base salary or health insurance, he had to hustle. Within a year, he was promoted to district sales coordinator and by 2012 his annual earnings topped $250,000, he said.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 25, 2019 09:22 UTC