Employment Percentage: 
-7.7817332295027
SOC ID: 
13-1028
SOC Title: 
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
ONET ID: 
13-1021.00
ONET Concat ID: 
13102100
Median Salary: 
67418.06
Ed Level High School: 
7.6
Ed Level Certificate: 
0
Ed Level Some College: 
7.28
Ed Level Associates: 
8.29
Ed Level Bachelors: 
76.830002
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a Bachelor's degree
Description: 

Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.</li><li>Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.</li><li>Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.</li><li>Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.</li><li>Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.</li><li>Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
37893.07
Top Annual Earnings: 
118671.36
Title Slug: 
buyer-and-purchasing-agent-farm-products