Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products (13-1021)

Occupation description:  Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers.

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Employment and Job Openings   (click here for the 10-year forecast)

Job outlook

• Alaska: The job outlook for Alaska is not available.

Wages

Wage data is not available.

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
15	1	6.7	40.0	26.7

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	9
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	7
UI claimants previously working in occupation	4

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	39
Number of job position postings	7
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	5.6

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training