Purchasing Managers Career

The role of Purchasing Managers is to plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $146,710 and $71 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Purchasing Managers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 77,530 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Purchasing Managers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Purchasing Managers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	26	$19,068	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Purchasing Managers Career

The following 15 occupations are related to Purchasing Managers.

Related Occupations toPurchasing Managers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Marketing Managers	369K	$166,410	$80
Sales Managers	576K	$157,610	$76
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	199K	$111,870	$54
Logisticians	228K	$84,640	$41
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39
Procurement Clerks	61,580	$47,940	$23
Order Clerks	91,830	$43,530	$21
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	394K	$57,610	$28

Vocational Programs for Purchasing Managers Career

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$70.53

$146,710

Vocational Programs to Prepare Purchasing Managers Career

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