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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
13-1022 Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods. Analyze past buying trends, sales records, price, and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield. Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual agreements. May conduct meetings with sales personnel and introduce new products. Includes assistant wholesale and retail buyers of nonfarm products.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 109,440 |
1.8 % |
$28.87 |
$60,040 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.48 |
$18.99 |
$25.65 |
$34.82 |
$47.03 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$30,110 |
$39,510 |
$53,340 |
$72,430 |
$97,830 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
18,380 |
0.80 |
$33.41 |
$69,500 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
5,510 |
0.74 |
$28.16 |
$58,570 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
5,350 |
0.60 |
$28.90 |
$60,120 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
5,170 |
1.42 |
$27.89 |
$58,010 |
| Grocery Stores |
5,080 |
0.19 |
$22.85 |
$47,520 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
5,170 |
1.42 |
$27.89 |
$58,010 |
| Book Stores and News Dealers |
1,050 |
1.19 |
$21.46 |
$44,630 |
| Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers |
1,410 |
1.18 |
$29.05 |
$60,430 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers |
1,650 |
1.10 |
$38.05 |
$79,150 |
| Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
2,410 |
0.98 |
$29.33 |
$61,010 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
18,330 |
1.15 |
1.47 |
$28.51 |
$59,300 |
| Texas |
9,290 |
0.79 |
1.01 |
$28.33 |
$58,920 |
| New York |
8,130 |
0.89 |
1.15 |
$34.65 |
$72,070 |
| Ohio |
4,340 |
0.81 |
1.04 |
$29.03 |
$60,390 |
| Illinois |
4,010 |
0.68 |
0.87 |
$31.11 |
$64,700 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Arkansas |
3,080 |
2.58 |
3.31 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Maine |
840 |
1.41 |
1.80 |
$26.25 |
$54,600 |
| Oregon |
2,410 |
1.35 |
1.73 |
$24.93 |
$51,850 |
| Vermont |
400 |
1.32 |
1.69 |
$21.73 |
$45,200 |
| Minnesota |
3,650 |
1.30 |
1.66 |
$31.83 |
$66,200 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
8,130 |
0.89 |
1.15 |
$34.65 |
$72,070 |
| New Jersey |
2,120 |
0.54 |
0.69 |
$33.17 |
$69,000 |
| Minnesota |
3,650 |
1.30 |
1.66 |
$31.83 |
$66,200 |
| Connecticut |
1,150 |
0.69 |
0.89 |
$31.78 |
$66,110 |
| Massachusetts |
3,550 |
1.03 |
1.32 |
$31.72 |
$65,990 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,440 |
1.53 |
1.96 |
$27.92 |
$58,070 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
6,210 |
0.94 |
1.21 |
$36.98 |
$76,910 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,960 |
1.55 |
1.99 |
$32.84 |
$68,310 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,560 |
0.70 |
0.90 |
$32.30 |
$67,170 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
2,540 |
1.60 |
2.05 |
$31.04 |
$64,570 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,510 |
0.85 |
1.10 |
$28.02 |
$58,280 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,450 |
1.01 |
1.30 |
$29.74 |
$61,850 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,920 |
0.75 |
0.97 |
$33.15 |
$68,960 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
1,830 |
1.61 |
2.07 |
$26.00 |
$54,080 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,780 |
1.14 |
1.46 |
$35.22 |
$73,260 |
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United States Department of Labor
