Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products

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2020 Workforce

Average Age

43.2

Average Salary

$61,410

Average Male Salary

$66,322

Average Female Salary

$49,669

About

Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are most often employed by the Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers industry. The average yearly wage for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products was $61,410 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products by wage are Conservation scientists & foresters, Web and digital interface designers, and Editors.

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 Dodge City, Garden City & Liberal City PUMA, KS, Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE, and South Central Nebraska PUMA, NE. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE, Dodge City, Garden City & Liberal City PUMA, KS, and South Central Nebraska PUMA, NE.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products and on wages and locations for those in the field. Grocery & related product 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 Dodge City, Garden City & Liberal City PUMA, KS but are relatively concentrated in Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE.

Yearly Wage

$61,410

AVERAGE SALARY

± $13,542

In 2020, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products earned an average of $61,410, $5,456 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Editors make somewhat more than Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products while Conservation scientists & foresters 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

0.399

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.399, 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

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

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

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products

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

Most Common

The most common industries employing Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, by number of employees, are Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, Animal production & aquaculture, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Animal slaughtering & processing, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, Farming, National security & international affairs, and Support activities for agriculture & forestry.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, by average wage, are Animal slaughtering & processing, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, and National security & international affairs.

Industries by Share

2020 Workforce

± 2,329

3.32%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 35.7%

The number of people employed as Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products has been growing at a rate of 3.32%, from 8,711 people in 2019 to 9,000 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products employed by various industries. Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers employs the largest share of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products at 32.6%, followed by Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers with 31.4% and Animal production & aquaculture with 2.67%.

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 43.7 and of female Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is 42, and the most common race/ethnicity for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

6.35k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 1,956

2.66k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,265

70.5% 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)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

69.8% of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.65% of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, White (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

43.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 4.84

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.42

The median age of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is 43.2, and Male employees are generally 1.72 years older 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.