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
6k openings / yr
AI exposure
67%
modeled estimate · 35th pct in Microsoft's data
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
Where this ranks
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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.