Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products

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Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are most often employed by the Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers industry. The average yearly wage for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products was $75,764 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE, Bremer, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Allamakee, Chickasaw & Howard Counties PUMA, IA, and South Central Kansas PUMA, KS. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are Kenosha County PUMA, WI, Grant & Kittitas Counties PUMA, WA, and Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce. Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce in 2024 was 10,125 people, of which 32.2% were women and 67.8% were men. Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are paid most in Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE but are relatively concentrated in Kenosha County PUMA, WI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

6,865

Male Workforce

± 2.03k

3,260

Female Workforce

± 1.4k

The Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce in 2024 was 10,125 people (32.2% women and 67.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 13.6% between 2014 (8,915) and 2024 (10,125).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($162,359), Indiana ($110,853), and South Carolina ($110,570).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$75,764

AVERAGE WAGE

#128 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products earned an average of $75,764, $5,886 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.411

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.411, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products and on wages for those in the field. Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers is the industry that employs the most Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, by average wage, is Animal slaughtering & processing ($131,392).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

10.1k

2024 Workforce

± 2,470

1.98%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 34%

This graphic shows the share of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products employed by various industries. Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers employs the largest share of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products at 48.4%, followed by Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers with 39.4% and Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 6.83%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in the US. The workforce of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in 2024 was 10,125 people, with 32.2% woman, and 67.8% men. The average age of male Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in the workforce is 43.4 and of female Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is 40.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in 2024 was 10,125 people, with 32.2% woman, and 67.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,565 people), 55 to 59 years (1,134 people), and 25 to 29 years (1,107 people). Among them they concentrated 40.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 20.6% of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workers were Hispanic and 79.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (93.5%) and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.47)%

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Races

In 2024, 72.2% of the Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce were White, of which 27.4% were women and 72.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.4%) and Other (7.07%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,243 people), Agriculture (927 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (268 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workers were High School or Equivalent (2,971 people), Bachelors Degree (2,770 people), and Some college (2,029 people).

The graphic shows the Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products are expected to see a growth of −5.84% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products.

−5.84%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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