Vocational Programs for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products Career

The role of Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products is to purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts..

1 vocational program could be taken for the Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products career.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products. Total 9 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling page.

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, Farm Products
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	9	$35,423	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products Career

The following 18 occupations are related to Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products.

Related Occupations toBuyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Purchasing Managers	77,530	$146,710	$71
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Retail Salespersons	3,685K	$36,690	$18
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480K	$109,710	$53
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
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	6,220	$42,200	$20
Procurement Clerks	61,580	$47,940	$23
Cargo and Freight Agents	105K	$52,460	$25
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	844K	$42,730	$21
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	51,250	$44,240	$21
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Driver/Sales Workers	463K	$38,230	$18
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,873K	$37,990	$18

Schools offering vocational programs for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

The following 9 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.