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Purchasing Manager

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AVG. SALARY

$137,380

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EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree or higher +

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JOB OUTLOOK

Stable

Skills Needed

Basic Skills

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These skills are necessary but not as important:

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Transferable Skills

Here's a list of skills used in this career that are also used in other careers.

High level of skill required

  • Processing sales and purchasing information

Medium level of skill required

  • Coordinating worker activities
  • Formulating program policy and goals
  • Hiring and supervising staff
  • Planning and administering budgets
  • Planning staff work tasks
  • Preparing project status reports

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Workplace Skills

Workplace skills are practiced activities that help people become successful in all kinds of careers. Here's a list of the workplace skills that are used in this career.

Medium level of skill required

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Improve Your Skills

Skills are wonderful because you can always improve them! All it takes is a little hard work and motivation.

So if you see that a career requires more skill than you currently have, don't worry – it's always possible to learn more skills.