Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products

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2020 Workforce

Average Age

43.2

Average Salary

$61,410

Average Male Salary

$66,322

Average Female Salary

$49,669

About

Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are most often employed by the Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers industry. The average yearly wage for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products was $61,410 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are Dodge City, Garden City & Liberal City PUMA, KS, Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE, and South Central Nebraska PUMA, NE. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE, Dodge City, Garden City & Liberal City PUMA, KS, and South Central Nebraska PUMA, NE.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce. Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce in 2020 was 9,000 people, of which 29.5% were women and 70.5% were men. Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products are paid most in Dodge City, Garden City & Liberal City PUMA, KS but are relatively concentrated in Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

6,345

Male Workforce

± 1.96k

2,655

Female Workforce

± 1.27k

The Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce in 2020 was 9,000 people (29.5% women and 70.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 1.45% between 2014 (8,871) and 2020 (9,000).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Tennessee ($151,969), Maine ($93,555), and Wisconsin ($89,897).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$61,410

AVERAGE WAGE

#182 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products earned an average of $61,410, $5,456 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.375

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.375, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products and on wages for those in the field. Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers is the industry that employs the most Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, by average wage, is Animal slaughtering & processing ($107,358).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

2020 Workforce

± 2,329

3.32%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 35.7%

This graphic shows the share of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products employed by various industries. Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers employs the largest share of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products at 48.9%, followed by Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers with 47.1% and Animal production & aquaculture with 4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in the US. The workforce of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in 2020 was 9,000 people, with 29.5% woman, and 70.5% men. The average age of male Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in the workforce is 43.7 and of female Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is 42, and the most common race/ethnicity for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in 2020 was 9,000 people, with 29.5% woman, and 70.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,103 people), 25 to 29 years (1,024 people), and 45 to 49 years (956 people). Among them they concentrated 36.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 15.7% of Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workers were Hispanic and 84.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (100%)

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Races

In 2020, 78.5% of the Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce were White, of which 28.7% were women and 71.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.83%) and Asian (5.17%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,273 people), Agriculture (782 people), and Social Sciences (207 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workers were Bachelors Degree (2,581 people), High School or Equivalent (2,375 people), and Some college (1,810 people).

The graphic shows the Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening.