Business & Finance
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts.
Median salary
$75,650
Typical range
$46k – $128k
Job outlook
+6% (faster than average)
AI exposure
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Entry / Junior
$46,460
~2 yrs to advance
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Established
$75,650
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Senior
$101,585
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
- •Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.
- •Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.
- •Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.
- •Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.
Fields of study
Any field
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