Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
SOC Code: 13-1023
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Productss monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 71.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Negotiation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 71.8 — High
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Median Salary
$75,650
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Job Growth
N/A
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Training Time
Considerable preparation (2-4 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 4 / 5
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Training Cost
~$40,000
Key Skills
- •Negotiation
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Writing
Common Tasks
- ✓Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.
- ✓Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
- ✓Formulate policies and procedures for bid proposals and procurement of goods and services.
- ✓Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
- ✓Write and review product specifications, maintaining a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation