Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products

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2019 Workforce

8.08k

Average Age

Average Salary

$52,985

Average Male Salary

$52,388

Average Female Salary

$55,993

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Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are most often employed by the Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers industry. The average yearly wage for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products was $52,985 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products by wage are Maintenance workers, machinery, Miscellaneous health technologists & technicians, and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers.

Buyers & purchasing agents, 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 Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are .

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products and on wages and locations for those in the field. Farm product raw material 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. Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are paid most in false but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$52,985

AVERAGE SALARY

± $12,902

In 2019, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products earned an average of $52,985, $2,538 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Maintenance workers, machinery make somewhat more than Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products while Miscellaneous health technologists & technicians make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.329

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.329, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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).

Wage by Location

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

Spatial Concentration

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

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, by number of employees, are Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Animal slaughtering & processing, and Animal production & aquaculture.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, by average wage, are Animal slaughtering & processing, Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, and Animal production & aquaculture.

Industries by Share

8.08k

2019 Workforce

± 2,207

−12.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 42.7%

The number of people employed as Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products has been declining at a rate of −12.3%, from 9,208 people in 2018 to 8,079 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products employed by various industries. Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers employs the largest share of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products at 29.3%, followed by Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers with 23.8% and Animal slaughtering & processing with 4.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in the US. The average age of male Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in the workforce is 39.9 and of female Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is 46.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

6.74k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 2,016

1.34k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 898

83.4% of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products

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

67.3% of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.2% of Buyers & purchasing agents, 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 Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products.

Age by Sex

39.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 4.87

46.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 8.14

The median age of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is 41, and Male employees are generally 6.44 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products hold a major in Agriculture.

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 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, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Negotiation.