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Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Buys the materials, products and services an organization needs.
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Purchasing agents find suppliers, compare prices and quality, negotiate contracts and track orders, for manufacturers, hospitals, schools, retailers and government.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- Business Law · Career and Technical
Builds law and government, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Government and Economics · Social Studies
Builds law and government, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.