Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products

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Total Workforce

261k

Average Age

45.9

Estimated Job Growth

-5.59%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$61,277

Average Male Salary

$67,892

Average Female Salary

$55,388

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About

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are most often employed by the Hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products was $61,277 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products by wage are Stationary engineers & boiler operators, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, and Writers & authors.

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, Compliance officers, Cost estimators, Human resources workers, Logisticians, Management analysts, Meeting, convention, & event planners, Fundraisers, Compensation, benefits, & job analysis specialists, Training & development specialists, Market research analysts & marketing specialists, Business operations specialists, all other, Accountants & auditors, Appraisers & assessors of real estate, Budget analysts, Credit analysts, Financial analysts, Personal financial advisors, Insurance underwriters, Financial examiners, Credit counselors & loan officers, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, Tax preparers, and Other financial specialists

The top 3 locations that employ the most Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are Hancock & Putnam Counties PUMA, OH, Oakland County (Southwest) PUMA, MI, and Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are Hancock & Putnam Counties PUMA, OH, St. Charles, Batavia (Central) & Geneva (Central) Townships PUMA, IL, and Oakland County (Southwest) PUMA, MI.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products and on wages and locations for those in the field. Hospitals is the industry that employs the most Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, by average wage, is Electronic shopping. Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are paid most in Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo & Laguna Hills Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Hancock & Putnam Counties PUMA, OH.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$61,277

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,277

In 2017, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products earned an average of $61,277, $9,212 more than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Stationary engineers & boiler operators make somewhat more than Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products while Writers & authors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.301

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.301, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo & Laguna Hills Cities PUMA, CA

  2. Las Vegas City (Southwest) PUMA, NV

  3. George Washington Regional Commission (North) PUMA, VA

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products

  1. Hancock & Putnam Counties PUMA, OH

  2. St. Charles, Batavia (Central) & Geneva (Central) Townships PUMA, IL

  3. Sterling Heights City PUMA, MI

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, by number of employees, are Hospitals, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Construction.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, by average wage, are Electronic shopping, Services incidental to transportation, and Real estate.

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Industries by Share

261k

2017 Workforce

± 12,543

-6.42%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.13%

The number of people employed as Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products has been declining at a rate of -6.42%, from 279,424 people in 2016 to 261,489 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products employed by various industries. Hospitals employs the largest share of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products at  5.56%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 4.73% and Construction with 3.8%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products in the US. The average age of male Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products in the workforce is 45.3 and of female Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products is 46.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products is White.

Gender Composition

123k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,612

138k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 9,128

52.9% of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Asian

81.9% of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.42% of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products.

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Age by Gender

45.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.965

46.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.806

The median age of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products is 45.9, and Male employees are generally 1.17 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products is Business but a relatively high number of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products hold a major in Business.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Business

  2. Engineering

  3. Social Sciences

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Business

  2. Engineering Technologies

  3. Human Sciences

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Negotiation.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are expected to see a growth of -5.59% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.

Job Growth

-5.59%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products. This profession is expected to grow lower than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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