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Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods. Analyze past buying trends, sales records, price, and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield. Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual agreements. May conduct meetings with sales personnel and introduce new products. May negotiate contracts. Includes assistant wholesale and retail buyers of nonfarm products.
What a wholesale and retail buyer, except farm product does
Become a wholesale and retail buyer, except farm product
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good wholesale and retail buyer, except farm product
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Bringing people together to solve differences.
- Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $42 per hour with a typical salary of $83,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $26 and $58 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $23,500 and $99,700 per year.
- 58% 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 $25 per hour with a typical salary of $30,100 per year.
- 36.1% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Wholesale And Retail Buyer, Except Farm Product job outlook
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 15% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.