Purchasing agent
Buys machines, tools, parts, supplies, or services that a business needs to run, and may negotiate contracts.
Will AI replace purchasing agent jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. No AI data for this job yet.
What AI already helps with
- Write and review product details and learn about what you buy
- Follow the laws and rules that apply
- Search catalogs, trade magazines, and websites for needed goods and services
What stays human
- Hire, train, and supervise purchasing clerks and buyers
- Attend meetings and trade shows to meet other purchasing staff
- Buy top-quality goods at the lowest price in the right amounts
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +6%. Typical pay: $77,710 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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