Vocational Programs for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Career

The role of Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products is to purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semifinished materials for manufacturing. May negotiate contracts..

3 vocational programs could be taken for the Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products career.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products.

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.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	27	$19,068	-	-	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	119	$29,940	-	-	-
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)	12	$18,691	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Career

The following 17 occupations are related to Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products.

Related Occupations toPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Sales Managers	576K	$157,610	$76
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Purchasing Managers	77,530	$146,710	$71
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Cost Estimators	221K	$79,520	$38
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Financial and Investment Analysts	325K	$112,950	$54
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480K	$109,710	$53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	312K	$113,520	$55
Procurement Clerks	61,580	$47,940	$23
Order Clerks	91,830	$43,530	$21
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	394K	$57,610	$28
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	844K	$42,730	$21

Schools offering vocational programs for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

The following 154 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.