Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
Decription
Resources
Comments

Purchasing Managers

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
45%
risk level
POLLING
42%
Based on 103 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
3.8%
by 2031
WAGES
$131,350
or $63.14 hourly
VOLUME
75,070
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
6.1/10
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Comments (3)

Automation risk

45% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Negotiation

  • Originality

  • Persuasion

User poll

42% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's unclear if this occupation will be replaced. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 45% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that this occupation will be replaced by robots or AI in the next 20 years?






Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Purchasing Managers' job openings is expected to rise 3.8% by 2031

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Purchasing Managers' was $131,350, or $63.14 per hour

'Purchasing Managers' were paid 183.6% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 75,070 people employed as Purchasing Managers within the United States.

This represents around 0.05% of the employed workforce across the country.

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as Purchasing Managers.

Job description

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.

SOC Code: 11-3061.00

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Comments

Laércio Almeida says
Little chance of Purchasing occupation being replaced by robot or A.I. - But it is extremely necessary to keep updated in relation to new technologies, A.I., algorithms, analytical support, electronic reverse auction tools, e-contract automatization, etc ...
Apr 16, 2020 at 05:30 PM
GERARDO D'AGOSTINO (Likely) says
With the Robots, AI, and the standardization will be do the automated purchasing system.
Dec 13, 2019 at 04:13 AM
Sibele Miyagi (Small chance) says
Because the occupation is very strategic
Nov 21, 2019 at 03:49 PM

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