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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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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