Buyers and Purchasing Agents Career

Vocational Programs to Prepare Buyers and Purchasing Agents Career

The following 9 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Buyers and Purchasing Agents.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	9	$35,423	-	-	-
Wine Steward/Sommelier	4	-	-	-	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	26	$24,786	-	-	-
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	26	$19,068	-	-	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	107	$29,940	-	-	-
Merchandising and Buying Operations	2	-	-	-	-
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)	11	$18,691	-	-	-
Fashion Merchandising	24	$30,297	-	-	-
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	3	$33,366	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Buyers and Purchasing Agents Career

The following 146 occupations are related to Buyers and Purchasing Agents.

Related Occupations toBuyers and Purchasing Agents
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Advertising and Promotions Managers	20,630	$152,620	$73
Marketing Managers	369K	$166,410	$80
Sales Managers	576K	$157,610	$76
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Computer and Information Systems Managers	593K	$180,720	$87
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Purchasing Managers	77,530	$146,710	$71
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Compensation and Benefits Managers	18,690	$150,940	$73
Human Resources Managers	201K	$154,740	$74
Training and Development Managers	41,540	$138,450	$67
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Construction Managers	329K	$116,960	$56
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Social and Community Service Managers	174K	$83,400	$40
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	294K	$75,770	$36
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	8,670	$75,660	$36
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Cost Estimators	221K	$79,520	$38
Human Resources Specialists	896K	$76,060	$37
Labor Relations Specialists	62,800	$94,620	$45
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	122K	$62,280	$30
Fundraisers	102K	$70,760	$34
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	99,850	$80,620	$39
Training and Development Specialists	403K	$71,980	$35
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	846K	$83,190	$40
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Financial and Investment Analysts	325K	$112,950	$54
Personal Financial Advisors	272K	$150,670	$72
Insurance Underwriters	101K	$85,610	$41
Financial Risk Specialists	55,290	$118,950	$57
Financial Examiners	63,440	$98,140	$47
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50,250	$65,370	$31
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Database Architects	59,920	$137,030	$66
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Operations Research Analysts	118K	$95,600	$46
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Architectural and Civil Drafters	111K	$65,000	$31
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	20,680	$73,110	$35
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	63,560	$63,770	$31
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	1,030	$154,380	$74
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Forensic Science Technicians	17,520	$71,540	$34
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	27,270	$64,250	$31
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	352K	$59,190	$28
Lawyers	731K	$176,470	$85
Judicial Law Clerks	14,680	$64,880	$31
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	14,670	$119,940	$58
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	7,060	$95,370	$46
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	355K	$66,460	$32
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	49,760	$59,440	$29
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	14,570	$142,440	$0
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Producers and Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Physician Assistants	146K	$130,490	$63
Emergency Medicine Physicians	35,100	$306,640	$147
Physicians, Pathologists	11,020	$270,560	$130
Physicians, All Other	310K	$248,640	$120
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	171K	$54,220	$26
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
Medical Assistants	763K	$43,350	$21
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	14,200	$82,510	$40
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,177K	$43,310	$21
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	171K	$49,980	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	126K	$58,920	$28
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
Counter and Rental Clerks	390K	$41,630	$20
Parts Salespersons	261K	$41,080	$20
Retail Salespersons	3,685K	$36,690	$18
Advertising Sales Agents	108K	$75,820	$36
Insurance Sales Agents	458K	$79,700	$38
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480K	$109,710	$53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	312K	$113,520	$55
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,289K	$80,490	$39
Real Estate Sales Agents	198K	$69,610	$33
Sales Engineers	59,340	$130,550	$63
Telemarketers	81,580	$36,680	$18
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	6,220	$42,200	$20
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Billing and Posting Clerks	430K	$47,120	$23
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	157K	$54,690	$26
Procurement Clerks	61,580	$47,940	$23
Brokerage Clerks	48,060	$63,130	$30
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	158K	$48,760	$23
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	14,290	$50,380	$24
Customer Service Representatives	2,859K	$43,520	$21
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
Order Clerks	91,830	$43,530	$21
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	101K	$48,800	$23
Cargo and Freight Agents	105K	$52,460	$25
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	394K	$57,610	$28
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	844K	$42,730	$21
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	51,250	$44,240	$21
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	153K	$56,330	$27
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	750K	$43,380	$21
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	242K	$49,530	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	259K	$36,140	$17
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
Construction and Building Inspectors	134K	$72,880	$35
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	590K	$79,020	$38
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	152K	$55,220	$27
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	677K	$51,940	$25
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	671K	$71,730	$34
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	585K	$49,260	$24
Driver/Sales Workers	463K	$38,230	$18
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,873K	$37,990	$18

Schools offering vocational programs for Buyers and Purchasing Agents

The following 180 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Buyers and Purchasing Agents. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.