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