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Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods. Analyze past buying trends, sales records, price, and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield. Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual agreements. May conduct meetings with sales personnel and introduce new products. May negotiate contracts. Includes assistant wholesale and retail buyers of nonfarm products.
What a wholesale and retail buyer, except farm product does
Become a wholesale and retail buyer, except farm product
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good wholesale and retail buyer, except farm product
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Bringing people together to solve differences.
- Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Half of workers earn between $26 and $55 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $25,300 and $94,500 per year.
- 59% 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 $32 per hour with an average salary of $33,500 per year.
Wholesale And Retail Buyer, Except Farm Product job outlook
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 15% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.