Buyers and Purchasing Agents of Farm Products
On the Job
Buyers and Purchasing Agents of Farm Products buy products from farms, including grain or tobacco. These products are either further processed or re-sold.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Determine the value of goods or services.
- Communicate with government agencies.
- Calculate data to inform organizational operations.
- Evaluate condition of properties.
- Maintain data in information systems or databases.
- Negotiate contracts with clients or service providers.
- Purchase products or services.
- Advise others on business or operational matters.
- Execute sales or other financial transactions.
- Coordinate logistics or other business operations.
Typical Working Conditions
- Having telephone conversations.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Working with a group or team.
- Frequent decision-making.
- Sitting.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- High levels of competition.
This page includes information from the O*NET 24.2 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Source: You can learn about our data sources in the About Us section.