Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

13-1020 Buyers and Purchasing Agents

This occupation includes the 2018 and 2010 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.

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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)
419,920	0.7 %	$ 34.80	$ 72,370	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 19.14	$ 24.44	$ 32.06	$ 42.60	$ 53.93
Annual Wage (2)	$ 39,810	$ 50,840	$ 66,690	$ 88,600	$ 112,170

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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	41,510	1.71	$ 38.81	$ 80,720
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	36,680	1.76	$ 43.83	$ 91,170
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	16,770	1.22	$ 31.71	$ 65,960
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	12,550	0.23	$ 32.93	$ 68,480
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	12,270	2.34	$ 40.65	$ 84,560

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	12,270	2.34	$ 40.65	$ 84,560
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	7,810	1.86	$ 37.73	$ 78,470
Book Stores and News Dealers	1,000	1.78	(8)	(8)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	36,680	1.76	$ 43.83	$ 91,170
Management of Companies and Enterprises	41,510	1.71	$ 38.81	$ 80,720

Top paying industries for Buyers and Purchasing Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	50	0.37	$ 47.41	$ 98,620
Software Publishers	1,010	0.21	$ 46.24	$ 96,190
Oil and Gas Extraction	1,640	1.32	$ 45.41	$ 94,440
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	36,680	1.76	$ 43.83	$ 91,170
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	520	0.06	$ 42.14	$ 87,650

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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.

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	44,210	2.69	0.89	$ 36.78	$ 76,490
Texas	36,490	3.01	1.00	$ 36.54	$ 76,010
New York	27,380	3.15	1.04	$ 38.32	$ 79,700
Florida	23,910	2.83	0.94	$ 31.35	$ 65,200
Virginia	17,450	4.71	1.56	$ 40.10	$ 83,400

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)
Washington	15,440	4.83	1.60	$ 37.64	$ 78,280
Virginia	17,450	4.71	1.56	$ 40.10	$ 83,400
Kansas	5,050	3.80	1.26	$ 30.92	$ 64,310
Colorado	9,720	3.77	1.25	$ 34.82	$ 72,410
District of Columbia	2,570	3.74	1.24	$ 50.49	$ 105,020

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	2,570	3.74	1.24	$ 50.49	$ 105,020
New Jersey	11,200	2.96	0.98	$ 41.78	$ 86,890
Virginia	17,450	4.71	1.56	$ 40.10	$ 83,400
Maryland	9,370	3.71	1.23	$ 39.64	$ 82,450
New York	27,380	3.15	1.04	$ 38.32	$ 79,700

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	28,760	3.26	1.08	$ 40.77	$ 84,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	17,460	3.00	0.99	$ 36.20	$ 75,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	14,230	4.71	1.56	$ 45.96	$ 95,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	12,330	3.44	1.14	$ 41.01	$ 85,300
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	11,860	6.06	2.01	$ 39.36	$ 81,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,050	2.53	0.84	$ 34.75	$ 72,280
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	10,310	3.47	1.15	$ 38.06	$ 79,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8,730	3.24	1.07	$ 38.40	$ 79,870
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	8,600	3.26	1.08	$ 35.41	$ 73,640
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	8,200	3.15	1.04	$ 39.26	$ 81,660

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	680	14.96	4.96	$ 47.16	$ 98,100
Huntsville, AL	2,540	10.99	3.64	$ 40.66	$ 84,580
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	2,020	8.17	2.71	$ 46.75	$ 97,240
Warner Robins, GA	520	7.14	2.36	$ 39.83	$ 82,850
Dayton, OH	2,270	6.34	2.10	$ 40.32	$ 83,860
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	11,860	6.06	2.01	$ 39.36	$ 81,860
Midland, TX	590	5.96	1.97	$ 42.83	$ 89,090
Boulder, CO	1,050	5.78	1.91	$ 34.88	$ 72,550
Columbus, IN	270	5.71	1.89	$ 40.17	$ 83,560
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	220	5.35	1.77	$ 28.71	$ 59,710