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