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Occupational Description

Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Include Christmas tree contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers.

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Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products

Employment Outlook for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at about the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the need to fill replacement job openings.

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Current Job Openings for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products There are no openings for this occupation.

State of Oregon License Information for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$12.38	$18.35	$24.88	$30.74	$39.11	$25.24	$52,504
Multnomah / Washington	17.19	20.27	29.02	33.97	40.23	29.16	60,660
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	21.08	25.79	29.02	32.35	37.17	28.43	59,117
Douglas	16.88	17.67	18.96	20.27	25.48	19.77	41,137
Morrow / Umatilla	10.93	12.09	23.07	33.15	38.29	22.73	47,270
Clackamas	16.85	26.05	30.42	36.43	40.84	30.64	63,723

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Regional Employment Projections for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	551	616	65	11.8%	7	20	26
Multnomah / Washington	131	144	13	9.9%	1	5	6
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	83	88	5	6.0%	1	3	3
Clackamas	41	46	5	12.2%	1	2	2
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	35	39	4	11.4%	0	1	2
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	34	38	4	11.8%	0	1	2
Jackson / Josephine	33	36	3	9.1%	0	1	2
Lane	28	35	7	25.0%	1	1	2
Morrow / Umatilla	24	25	1	4.2%	0	1	1
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	13	18	5	38.5%	1	1	1
Douglas	10	12	2	20.0%	0	0	1
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	10	10	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	9	11	2	22.2%	0	0	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	8	10	2	25.0%	0	0	1
Baker / Union / Wallowa	4	4	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	3	3	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	551
Total, All Industries	Private	550
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	Private	232
Crop Production	Private	204
Vegetable and Melon Farming	Private	26
Fruit and Tree Nut Farming	Private	47
Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production	Private	107
Other Crop Farming	Private	24
Animal Production	Private	13
Forestry and Logging	Private	13
Logging	Private	11
Manufacturing	Private	35
Food Manufacturing	Private	27
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	Private	11
Wholesale Trade	Private	171
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	Private	14
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	109
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers	Private	53
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	Private	10
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	Private	43
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	Private	48
Retail Trade	Private	47
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	Private	13
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	Private	11
Food and Beverage Stores	Private	30
Grocery Stores	Private	28
Finance and Insurance	Private	46
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	10

Educational Requirements for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a bachelor's degree and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products

• Analyze And Monitor Sales Activity And Trend
• Apply Mathematical Principles To Accounting, Bookkeeping Or Budgeting
• Apply Product Knowledge To Marketing Of Goods
• Apply Purchasing Techniques To Agricultural Activities
• Complete Purchase Requisitions
• Conduct Market Research
• Develop Budgets For Purchasing Agricultural Products
• Develop Pricing Strategy
• Identify Tree And Plant Characteristics
• Manage Inventories And Supplies
• Monitor Consumer And Marketing Trends
• Negotiate Business Contracts
• Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
• Perform Long-Term And Short-Term Planning In Agricultural Setting
• Prepare Contracts
• Prepare Reports In Timely Manner
• Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
• Recognize And Evaluate Product Quality
• Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
• Use Inventory Control Procedures
• Use Sources Of Supply In Purchasing
• Write Product Descriptions

Schools and Training Providers for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products No programs of training are associated with this occupation.

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Purchasing Agents And Buyers, Farm Products matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Wholesale And Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	48%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products	37%
Procurement Clerks	26%
Order Clerks	21%
Supervisors And Managers Of Retail Sales Workers	20%