Vocational Programs for Buyers and Purchasing Agents Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
478K	$37.43	$77,850

The average annual wage of the occupations is $77,850 and $37 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Buyers and Purchasing Agents career. Based on BLS data, a total of 477,980 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Buyers and Purchasing Agents Career

The following 9 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Buyers and Purchasing Agents.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	9	-	-	-	-
Wine Steward/Sommelier	4	-	-	-	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	26	-	-	-	-
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	26	-	-	-	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	107	-	-	-	-
Merchandising and Buying Operations	2	-	-	-	-
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)	11	-	-	-	-
Fashion Merchandising	24	-	-	-	-
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	3	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Buyers and Purchasing Agents

The following 184 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Buyers and Purchasing Agents. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.