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Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
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.
What a buyers and purchasing agent, farm product does
Become a buyers and purchasing agent, farm product
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good buyers and purchasing agent, farm product
- Talking to others.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Bringing people together to solve differences.
- Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $52 per hour with a typical salary of $106,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $42 and $71 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $58,100 and $129,200 per year.
- 72% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $30 per hour with a typical salary of $22,600 per year.
- 12.2% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Buyers And Purchasing Agent, Farm Product job outlook
Multiple Jobs
- 9% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.