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Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
Not published
Employment
Not published
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 13-1021.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical tasks
- Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
- Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.
- Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.
- Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.
- Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.
- Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records.
- Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.
- Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage.
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Salary analysis — United States
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Most important skills
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Negotiation3.6
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Writing3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Monitoring3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Active Learning3.0
- Persuasion3.0
What skills do you need?
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
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0 of 13 identified skills
Matched
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Missing
13
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Speaking | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Negotiation | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Writing | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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