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Purchasing Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.
What a purchasing manager does
Become a purchasing manager
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good purchasing manager
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Bringing people together to solve differences.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
- Managing your time and the time of other people.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $95 per hour with an average salary of $156,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $43 and $98 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $55,400 and $169,300 per year.
- 62% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $41 per hour with an average salary of $44,600 per year.
Purchasing Manager job outlook
- There are 1,907 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 317 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 8% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.