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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 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) |
421,280 |
0.7 % |
$33.50 |
$69,680 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$18.38 |
$23.69 |
$30.95 |
$40.69 |
$51.69 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$38,230 |
$49,280 |
$64,380 |
$84,630 |
$107,510 |
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 |
43,680 |
1.77 |
$37.44 |
$77,880 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
35,560 |
1.77 |
$41.54 |
$86,410 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
17,680 |
1.24 |
$30.87 |
$64,210 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
12,460 |
1.26 |
$31.43 |
$65,370 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
12,150 |
0.22 |
$32.16 |
$66,890 |
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 |
11,540 |
2.22 |
$39.47 |
$82,090 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
35,560 |
1.77 |
$41.54 |
$86,410 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
43,680 |
1.77 |
$37.44 |
$77,880 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
7,150 |
1.76 |
$36.96 |
$76,880 |
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers |
1,200 |
1.71 |
$30.22 |
$62,870 |
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 |
45,970 |
2.64 |
0.92 |
$35.06 |
$72,930 |
Texas |
37,660 |
3.03 |
1.06 |
$34.97 |
$72,740 |
New York |
25,840 |
2.71 |
0.95 |
$36.55 |
$76,030 |
Florida |
22,600 |
2.57 |
0.90 |
$31.08 |
$64,660 |
Ohio |
18,020 |
3.31 |
1.15 |
$32.60 |
$67,810 |
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 |
14,910 |
4.49 |
1.57 |
$35.63 |
$74,110 |
Virginia |
15,850 |
4.09 |
1.43 |
$38.05 |
$79,150 |
Kansas |
5,140 |
3.69 |
1.29 |
$30.34 |
$63,110 |
New Hampshire |
2,430 |
3.68 |
1.28 |
$32.80 |
$68,230 |
Colorado |
9,720 |
3.63 |
1.27 |
$33.13 |
$68,900 |
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 |
2,540 |
3.51 |
1.22 |
$47.72 |
$99,250 |
New Jersey |
11,410 |
2.79 |
0.97 |
$40.55 |
$84,350 |
Virginia |
15,850 |
4.09 |
1.43 |
$38.05 |
$79,150 |
Maryland |
9,080 |
3.36 |
1.17 |
$37.96 |
$78,960 |
New York |
25,840 |
2.71 |
0.95 |
$36.55 |
$76,030 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
27,290 |
2.83 |
0.99 |
$39.16 |
$81,450 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
18,540 |
2.97 |
1.04 |
$35.16 |
$73,130 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
13,070 |
4.11 |
1.43 |
$43.76 |
$91,010 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
12,170 |
3.33 |
1.16 |
$39.39 |
$81,940 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,740 |
2.51 |
0.87 |
$32.11 |
$66,790 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
11,170 |
5.53 |
1.93 |
$37.39 |
$77,780 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,850 |
3.55 |
1.24 |
$35.88 |
$74,620 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,710 |
3.03 |
1.06 |
$36.57 |
$76,070 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
8,220 |
4.17 |
1.45 |
$34.50 |
$71,760 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
8,130 |
4.11 |
1.43 |
$36.34 |
$75,580 |
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