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Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Product is a Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing job with over 1,789 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products are hired by companies in the Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry. The average H1B Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products job lasts 1,066 days.


Jobs Hired
1,789
Hiring Companies
1,041
Hiring Industries
429
Average Salary
$57,492
Approved
88%


What do Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products do?

Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semi-finished materials for manufacturing.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Pacific Northern, Inc. 45 Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing $44,817
American Airlines, Inc. 40 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation $59,895
Nb Ventures, Inc. 28 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $60,995
Denali Sourcing Services 22 Management Consulting Services $70,667
Foxconn/hon Hai Logistics Texas Llc 20 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services $41,003
Shake-n-go Fashion Inc 16 Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers $58,816
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 11 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations $59,741
Nsg Technology, Inc. 11 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $54,381
Hyundai Power Transformers Usa, Inc. 11 Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing $40,101
Accenture Llp 11 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $79,432

Top Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 7 $47,038
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels 7 $54,094
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) 6 $41,697
Soft Drink Manufacturing 6 $78,361
Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing 6 $57,710
Plastics Product Manufacturing 6 $58,519
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 6 $63,769
Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing 6 $55,647
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 6 $53,931
Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals 6 $54,559

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 72 employees. This job peaked in 2018 with 210 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 34 in 2025.
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $46,741. This job peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $71,855, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And Farm Products Job Locations



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All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.