Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products

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2019 Workforce

280k

Average Age

45.9

Average Salary

$63,920

Average Male Salary

$69,638

Average Female Salary

$58,834

About

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products was $63,920 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products by wage are Other Sales Workers, Training & development specialists, and Boilermakers.

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, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are Oakland County (Southeast) PUMA, MI, Wayne County (Northwest) PUMA, MI, and Irvine City (Central) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are Germantown & Montgomery Village PUMA, MD, Oakland County (Southeast) PUMA, MI, and Greece & Gates Towns PUMA, NY.

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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. Construction 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 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services. 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 Germantown & Montgomery Village PUMA, MD.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$63,920

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,174

In 2019, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products earned an average of $63,920, $8,396 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Other Sales Workers make somewhat more than Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products while Boilermakers 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.

Wage Distribution

0.293

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.293, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

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.

Spatial Concentration

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

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.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, by number of employees, are Construction, National security & international affairs, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Advertising, public relations & related services, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Computer Systems Design, and Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, by average wage, are Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, Motion pictures & video industries, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Industries by Share

280k

2019 Workforce

± 12,985

0.0196%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.55%

The number of people employed as Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products has been growing at a rate of 0.0196%, from 280,184 people in 2018 to 280,239 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products at 6.34%, followed by National security & international affairs with 5.26% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 4.52%.

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 46.1 and of female Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products is 45.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

132k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,914

148k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 9,450

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

Race & Ethnicity

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

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

72.9% of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.08% of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Black (Non-Hispanic) 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.

Age by Sex

46.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.932

45.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.806

The median age of Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products is 45.9, and Male employees are generally 0.31 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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 Natural Resources & Conservation.

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

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

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, Negotiation, and Speaking. 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.