Vocational Programs for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products Career

The role of Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products is to buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products career.

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

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except 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.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Wine Steward/Sommelier	4	-	-	-	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing 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 Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

The following 151 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.