Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002

13-1021 Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products

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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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
16,570	3.0 %	$22.56	$46,930	1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$11.47	$15.09	$19.66	$26.65	$36.89
Annual Wage (2)	$23,850	$31,390	$40,900	$55,440	$76,740

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Farm product raw material merch. whls.	2,080	$21.58	$44,880	1	27
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers	1,440	$25.83	$53,730	2	11
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,420	$21.88	$45,500	3	26
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	1,370	$21.45	$44,620	4	29
Management of companies and enterprises	890	$27.28	$56,730	5	9

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Support activities for animal production	30	$44.27	$92,090	56	1
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.	40	$32.61	$67,830	49	2
Electric goods merchant wholesalers	130	$32.11	$66,800	23	3
Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers	110	$31.74	$66,010	27	4
Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers	170	$29.67	$61,710	17	5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
South Dakota	240	$19.64	$40,860	0.066%	118
Iowa	850	$23.37	$48,610	0.060%	118
North Dakota	170	$23.37	$48,600	0.054%	60
Nebraska	390	$23.82	$49,540	0.045%	98
Oregon	470	$25.16	$52,340	0.030%	106

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
Connecticut	110	$33.95	$70,610	0.007%	69
New Jersey	210	$27.14	$56,450	0.005%	166
Georgia	570	$26.51	$55,140	0.015%	105
New York	620	$26.22	$54,540	0.007%	180
Rhode Island	110	$25.36	$52,740	0.023%	116

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
Yolo, CA PMSA	60	$26.74	$55,630	0.068%
Amarillo, TX MSA	50	$27.43	$57,060	0.053%
Fresno, CA MSA	180	$22.53	$46,860	0.052%
Yakima, WA MSA	40	$28.36	$58,990	0.051%
Des Moines, IA MSA	130	$20.99	$43,650	0.046%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
Lubbock, TX MSA	(6)	$35.44	$73,720	(6)
San Jose, CA PMSA	60	$34.95	$72,690	0.007%
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA	140	$32.38	$67,350	0.020%
Columbia, SC MSA	40	$31.32	$65,150	0.014%
Detroit, MI PMSA	130	$31.32	$65,140	0.006%

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(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

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Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003