Occupations/11-3061.00
Purchasing Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
67%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
58%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
59%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
- Task
Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Task
Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- 02Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
- 03Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
- 04Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
- 05Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
- 06Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.50
- Degree of automation2.79
- Time sitting4.53
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations3.32
- Hands-on objects/tools1.63
- Outdoors / weather1.74
- Disease exposure1.16
- Decision freedom4.21
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Fluency of Ideas3.88
- Deductive Reasoning3.88
- Written Expression3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.88
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics3.12
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 85 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,516 2 yr $163,337 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,356 2 yr $170,426 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $160,423 2 yr $189,565 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $150,006 2 yr $145,543 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $112,701 2 yr $114,046 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $88,639 2 yr $96,183 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $87,942 2 yr $83,177 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $9,000 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $76,041 2 yr $73,823 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $73,549 2 yr $81,456 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $73,112 2 yr $77,283 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $67,660 2 yr $69,338 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |