Buyers and Purchasing Agents
SOC 13-1020 · 2024-2034
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $84,108per year
- Projected openings
- 52,140
- Projected change
- +6.6%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $104,034 | 3,910 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $96,853 | 2,760 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $94,839 | 3,850 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $84,244 | 470 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $83,144 | 5,630 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $81,473 | 540 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $81,025 | 120 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $80,037 | 2,500 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $79,344 | 640 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $79,299 | 260 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $79,268 | 6,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $78,598 | 13,490 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $78,438 | 350 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $78,356 | 1,050 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $78,285 | 170 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $76,910 | 810 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $76,564 | 290 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $76,279 | 740 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $75,922 | 80 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $74,965 | 360 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $74,068 | 110 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $72,571 | 4,260 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $71,288 | 310 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $70,371 | 190 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $70,371 | 460 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $70,290 | 170 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $69,903 | 1,010 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $68,517 | 360 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $67,794 | 130 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $64,728 | 100 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $63,649 | 200 |
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Analysts | $103,162 | 154,880 | +11.5% |
| Accountants and Auditors | $98,678 | 154,340 | +7.5% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $89,039 | 152,190 | +6.8% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $96,289 | 122,600 | +9.4% |
| Human Resources Specialists | $84,901 | 97,470 | +10.4% |
| Project Management Specialists | $122,938 | 89,550 | +6.8% |