Data sources for Wholesale & Retail Buyers

Sources for data displayed in this career's career overview are listed below. Unless otherwise stated:

  • Data from O*NET projects was collected under the O*NET-SOC 2019 occupation 13-1022.00 (Wholesale & Retail Buyers).
  • BLS projections data was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1020 (Buyers and Purchasing Agents).
  • BLS industry employment data was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1020 (Buyers and Purchasing Agents).
  • BLS wage data was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1020 (Buyers and Purchasing Agents).
  • BLS state employment data was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1020 (Buyers and Purchasing Agents).
  • Data from other sources was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1022 (Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products).
Also called

2021 (analyst) reported job titles

Source: O*NET 29.0 Database

Career video

CareerOneStop career videos

Source: CareerOneStop external site

What they do

O*NET-SOC 2019 taxonomy

Source: O*NET 29.0 Database

On the job, you would

2015 (incumbent) task statements

Source: O*NET 29.0 Database

Knowledge

2015 (incumbent) knowledge ratings

Source: O*NET 29.0 Database

Skills

2015 (analyst) skills ratings

Source: O*NET 29.0 Database

Abilities

2015 (analyst) abilities ratings

Source: O*NET 29.0 Database

Personality

2023 (machine learning) interests ratings
2015 (incumbent) work styles ratings

Source: O*NET 29.0 Database

Technology

O*NET technology examples

Source: O*NET 29.0 Database

Education

2015 (analyst) job zone ratings
IPEDS 2023-24 directory (provisional release)
IPEDS 2022-23 completions (provisional release)
CIP to O*NET-SOC crosswalk
CareerOneStop certifications
Analyst Resource Center licenses

Sources: O*NET 29.0 Database, IPEDS external site, O*NET Crosswalks, CareerOneStop external site, Analyst Resource Center external site

Job Outlook

2023-2033 BLS projections data
2023 BLS wage data
2023 BLS state employment data
NLx job postings

BLS projections data was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1020 (Buyers and Purchasing Agents).

BLS wage data was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1020 (Buyers and Purchasing Agents).

BLS state employment data was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1020 (Buyers and Purchasing Agents).

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics EP external site, Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS external site, NLx external site

Explore More

O*NET related occupations
2023 BLS industry employment by occupation

BLS industry employment data was collected under the 2018 SOC occupation 13-1020 (Buyers and Purchasing Agents).

Sources: O*NET 29.0 Database, Bureau of Labor Statistics EP external site