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Highest Paying Industries for Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents

The top 81 highest paying industries for farm products buyers and purchasing agents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $77,480, beverage manufacturing is the highest paying industry for farm products buyers and purchasing agents. It is followed by electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry (average annual salary $76,470). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of farm products buyers and purchasing agents in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 81 Highest Paying Industries for Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Beverage Manufacturing	$77,480	$50,560	80
2	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$76,470	$45,410	n/a
3	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$75,930	$46,880	130
4	Utilities	$74,380	$44,690	n/a
5	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$71,510	$47,920	40
6	Paper Manufacturing	$71,510	$47,920	40
7	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$68,630	$43,910	40
8	Tobacco Manufacturing	$66,890	$44,600	50
9	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$63,110	$29,000	n/a
10	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$63,110	$29,000	n/a
11	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$61,280	$40,260	280
12	Other Food Manufacturing	$60,970	$35,550	210
13	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$60,750	$40,880	1,200
14	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$59,490	$29,140	1,880
15	Educational Services - Privately owned	$59,330	$33,330	30
16	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$58,800	$35,570	230
17	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$58,580	$31,970	1,380
18	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$58,410	$46,420	130
19	Manufacturing	$57,960	$35,010	2,070
20	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$57,790	$29,680	4,230
21	Food Manufacturing	$57,750	$34,620	1,460
22	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$57,380	$32,240	340
23	Machinery Manufacturing	$57,010	$34,520	n/a
24	Wholesale Trade	$56,920	$30,020	5,380
25	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$56,920	$34,570	60
26	Construction	$56,230	$35,930	60
27	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$56,060	$31,000	30
28	Warehousing and Storage	$55,280	$40,510	200
29	Construction of Buildings	$54,950	$37,900	30
30	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$54,760	$32,300	100
31	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$54,680	$28,480	670
32	Chemical Manufacturing	$54,440	$33,240	200
33	Wood Product Manufacturing	$54,430	$34,250	80
34	Transportation and Warehousing	$54,200	$39,810	210
35	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$54,080	$31,970	170
36	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$53,380	$33,320	170
37	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$53,120	$33,160	880
38	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$53,090	$32,760	140
39	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$52,700	$30,020	80
40	Animal Food Manufacturing	$51,760	$33,970	190
41	Finance and Insurance	$51,100	$28,040	90
42	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$51,040	$29,740	100
43	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$50,810	$26,350	230
44	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$50,600	$29,200	70
45	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$50,540	$29,620	60
46	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$49,870	$30,240	210
47	Federal, State, and Local Government	$49,870	$30,240	210
48	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$48,970	$28,280	260
49	Health Care and Social Assistance	$48,930	$32,560	80
50	Nonstore Retailers	$48,730	$33,380	40
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$48,440	$34,900	50
52	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$48,440	$34,900	50
53	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,350	$37,110	30
54	Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,350	$37,110	30
55	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,880	$27,080	280
56	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$47,140	$33,630	30
57	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$47,060	$35,530	60
58	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$46,160	$27,040	300
59	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$46,140	$30,750	60
60	Educational Services	$46,090	$22,890	80
61	Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	$45,140	$25,870	200
62	Employment Services	$44,830	$29,470	30
63	Specialty Food Stores	$43,890	$26,270	150
64	Accommodation and Food Services	$41,530	$26,480	50
65	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$41,320	$28,160	30
66	Food Services and Drinking Places	$40,790	$26,340	n/a
67	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$40,020	$25,780	60
68	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$39,820	$26,230	n/a
69	Retail Trade	$39,530	$25,960	1,270
70	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$39,120	$21,530	40
71	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,670	$28,550	50
72	Food and Beverage Stores	$37,560	$25,510	850
73	Educational Services - Local government owned	$37,130	$21,580	40
74	Grocery Stores	$36,650	$25,400	690
75	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,820	$28,730	40
76	Administrative and Support Services	$34,230	$21,360	60
77	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$34,230	$21,360	60
78	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$30,790	$25,410	n/a
79	Support Activities for Crop Production	$30,060	$25,460	n/a
80	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$30,010	$25,250	n/a
81	Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	$29,380	$25,390	50