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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

13-1020 Buyers and Purchasing Agents

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 13-1021 Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products; 13-1022 Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products; and 13-1023 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products.

National estimates for Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Industry profile for Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Geographic profile for Buyers and Purchasing Agents

National estimates for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
477,980 1.0 % $ 37.43 $ 77,850 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 21.00 $ 26.40 $ 34.59 $ 45.63 $ 58.50
Annual Wage (2) $ 43,680 $ 54,910 $ 71,950 $ 94,910 $ 121,680

Industry profile for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Buyers and Purchasing Agents are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Buyers and Purchasing Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 44,290 1.60 $ 43.69 $ 90,880
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 38,280 1.79 $ 47.90 $ 99,630
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 20,710 1.39 $ 34.98 $ 72,750
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 13,850 0.25 $ 36.59 $ 76,120
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 12,920 2.54 $ 45.66 $ 94,970

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 12,920 2.54 $ 45.66 $ 94,970
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1,460 2.08 $ 35.67 $ 74,200
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 7,860 1.85 $ 42.58 $ 88,560
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 38,280 1.79 $ 47.90 $ 99,630
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 1,530 1.70 $ 35.97 $ 74,820

Top paying industries for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Investment Pools and Funds 120 0.67 $ 69.54 $ 144,640
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 180 0.10 $ 66.09 $ 137,470
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 710 0.07 $ 61.49 $ 127,900
Oil and Gas Extraction 750 0.69 $ 60.95 $ 126,770
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 30 0.29 $ 60.65 $ 126,140

Geographic profile for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Buyers and Purchasing Agents are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Buyers and Purchasing Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of buyers and purchasing agents by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 47,150 2.63 0.83 $ 40.63 $ 84,510
Texas 38,650 2.85 0.91 $ 36.33 $ 75,570
Florida 27,570 2.88 0.92 $ 34.93 $ 72,660
New York 27,560 2.93 0.93 $ 40.03 $ 83,260
Virginia 21,960 5.52 1.75 $ 42.44 $ 88,270


Map of location quotient of buyers and purchasing agents by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia 21,960 5.52 1.75 $ 42.44 $ 88,270
Washington 15,390 4.40 1.40 $ 40.98 $ 85,230
Kansas 5,990 4.24 1.35 $ 33.70 $ 70,090
Alabama 8,600 4.19 1.33 $ 35.48 $ 73,790
Oregon 7,680 3.95 1.26 $ 34.68 $ 72,130


Map of annual mean wages of buyers and purchasing agents by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,970 2.81 0.89 $ 54.16 $ 112,660
New Jersey 12,210 2.91 0.92 $ 46.21 $ 96,120
Maryland 9,080 3.39 1.08 $ 42.86 $ 89,140
Virginia 21,960 5.52 1.75 $ 42.44 $ 88,270
Washington 15,390 4.40 1.40 $ 40.98 $ 85,230



Map of employment of buyers and purchasing agents by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 27,440 2.89 0.92 $ 43.45 $ 90,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 18,000 2.91 0.92 $ 39.28 $ 81,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 15,140 4.90 1.56 $ 49.28 $ 102,490
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 13,700 3.04 0.97 $ 38.00 $ 79,040
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 12,280 3.09 0.98 $ 38.09 $ 79,230
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 10,380 3.76 1.19 $ 41.20 $ 85,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 9,910 4.77 1.51 $ 43.46 $ 90,390
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 9,360 2.94 0.94 $ 37.26 $ 77,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,060 3.20 1.02 $ 40.52 $ 84,290
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 8,580 3.75 1.19 $ 37.51 $ 78,030


Map of location quotient of buyers and purchasing agents by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 730 15.48 4.92 $ 50.77 $ 105,600
Huntsville, AL 2,540 10.14 3.22 $ 44.85 $ 93,300
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 2,160 8.11 2.58 (8) (8)
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 1,350 7.55 2.40 $ 38.60 $ 80,290
Warner Robins, GA 580 7.51 2.38 $ 42.98 $ 89,390
Dayton, OH 2,680 7.29 2.32 $ 42.04 $ 87,440
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 860 6.27 1.99 $ 33.59 $ 69,880
Richmond, VA 3,760 5.81 1.85 $ 38.42 $ 79,920
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 4,150 5.64 1.79 $ 37.77 $ 78,560
Wichita, KS 1,630 5.37 1.71 $ 35.25 $ 73,330