Buyers & Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Also called:
Grain Merchandiser, Grain Buyer, Farm Marketer, Grain Division Manager
What they do:
Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers.
On the job, you would:
- Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
- Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.
- Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
- manufacture and distribution of products
Business
- management
- customer service
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
- bringing people together to solve differences
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP system software
- Microsoft Great Plains software
Electronic mail software
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Microsoft Outlook
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Product producer databases
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high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$55,720
per year, on average
This work is part of the .
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