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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm... $109,400
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Not Available

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Low
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Medium

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

6 related certifications

Certification for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

2 related certifications

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