Occupations/13-1023.00
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semifinished materials for manufacturing. May negotiate contracts.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
76%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
46%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
70%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.
- Task
Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
- Task
Formulate policies and procedures for bid proposals and procurement of goods and services.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.
- 02Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
- 03Formulate policies and procedures for bid proposals and procurement of goods and services.
- 04Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
- 05Write and review product specifications, maintaining a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased.
- 06Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.05
- Degree of automation2.89
- Time sitting4.45
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.90
- Hands-on objects/tools2.21
- Outdoors / weather1.79
- Disease exposure1.21
- Decision freedom4.05
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Near Vision3.88
- Deductive Reasoning3.88
- Speech Recognition3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics3.00
- Science1.12
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.88
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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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 |