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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
13-1023 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semi-finished materials for manufacturing. Excludes "Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products" (13-1021) and "Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products" (13-1022).
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) |
| 297,600 |
0.5 % |
$32.41 |
$67,420 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$18.56 |
$23.39 |
$30.43 |
$39.59 |
$48.93 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$38,600 |
$48,650 |
$63,300 |
$82,340 |
$101,770 |
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) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
34,650 |
1.71 |
$39.59 |
$82,340 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
19,300 |
0.84 |
$34.55 |
$71,860 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
11,300 |
2.30 |
$37.88 |
$78,790 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
10,750 |
0.20 |
$30.50 |
$63,440 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
8,310 |
0.15 |
$26.33 |
$54,760 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
11,300 |
2.30 |
$37.88 |
$78,790 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
3,300 |
1.96 |
$36.86 |
$76,660 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
34,650 |
1.71 |
$39.59 |
$82,340 |
| Industrial Machinery Manufacturing |
1,930 |
1.71 |
$29.74 |
$61,860 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
6,280 |
1.61 |
$34.90 |
$72,590 |
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 |
33,720 |
2.11 |
1.00 |
$35.46 |
$73,760 |
| Texas |
27,360 |
2.33 |
1.10 |
$33.08 |
$68,800 |
| Florida |
15,820 |
1.92 |
0.91 |
$28.81 |
$59,930 |
| New York |
14,740 |
1.62 |
0.76 |
$33.28 |
$69,220 |
| Pennsylvania |
13,500 |
2.35 |
1.11 |
$31.24 |
$64,990 |
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) |
| Washington |
11,780 |
3.84 |
1.81 |
$34.19 |
$71,120 |
| District of Columbia |
2,630 |
3.74 |
1.76 |
$45.45 |
$94,540 |
| Virginia |
12,520 |
3.33 |
1.57 |
$36.76 |
$76,460 |
| Alabama |
6,240 |
3.26 |
1.54 |
$31.56 |
$65,640 |
| Michigan |
11,710 |
2.78 |
1.31 |
$33.44 |
$69,550 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,630 |
3.74 |
1.76 |
$45.45 |
$94,540 |
| New Jersey |
8,540 |
2.16 |
1.02 |
$37.92 |
$78,870 |
| Maryland |
6,850 |
2.59 |
1.22 |
$37.70 |
$78,420 |
| Virginia |
12,520 |
3.33 |
1.57 |
$36.76 |
$76,460 |
| Massachusetts |
6,060 |
1.75 |
0.83 |
$35.55 |
$73,940 |
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) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
11,380 |
1.73 |
0.81 |
$36.03 |
$74,950 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,150 |
3.12 |
1.47 |
$35.93 |
$74,730 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
9,070 |
3.64 |
1.72 |
$42.85 |
$89,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
8,550 |
2.03 |
0.96 |
$34.76 |
$72,300 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
8,140 |
5.12 |
2.42 |
$36.28 |
$75,470 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
5,830 |
2.40 |
1.13 |
$33.86 |
$70,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
5,570 |
1.53 |
0.72 |
$31.91 |
$66,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,150 |
2.02 |
0.95 |
$31.47 |
$65,460 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,800 |
2.51 |
1.18 |
$31.89 |
$66,340 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
4,460 |
3.70 |
1.74 |
$38.06 |
$79,170 |
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United States Department of Labor
