Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 78.26%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 8.70%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 8.70%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 4.35%
Related Work Experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 45.45%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 27.27%
- None = 9.09%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 9.09%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.55%
- Over 10 years = 4.55%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 27.27%
- Up to and including 1 month = 22.73%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.18%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.09%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.09%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.09%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.55%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 27.27%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.18%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 18.18%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.18%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 9.09%
- None or short demonstration = 4.55%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.55%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)