Management

Purchasing Managers

SOC 11-3061

Lead a team that purchases goods and services for an organization.

Median pay

$148k

$116k to $182k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

6k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI displacement risk

High

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

3/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

71st pct

More exposed than 71% of occupations · modeled estimate · 35th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

56/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Monitoring
Critical Thinking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.