Will AI replace wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products?AI replacement risk 62% and how the work is changing

United States Management & Consulting Confidence ★★★☆☆

Median annual pay

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National statistics

Top pay (est.)

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Top 10% —

Pay in 5 years

—est.

2031

Pay in 10 years

—est.

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Outlook score

42/100

★★☆☆☆ Below average

AI replacement risk

62%

High

Job growth (10 yr)

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BLS projections

Will AI replace Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products? AI replacement risk

62%

High

Ranked #666 safest from AI among all U.S. occupations

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How AI is changing this job

A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.

AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →

Skills, education and requirements for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

Key skills

Monitoring

4.0

Persuasion

4.0

Critical Thinking

4.0

Active Learning

4.0

Negotiation

4.0

Speaking

3.9

Reading Comprehension

3.9

Active Listening

3.9

O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).

Key knowledge areas

Administration and Management

5.1

Administrative

5.0

Education and Training

4.3

Sales and Marketing

4.3

Mathematics

4.2

Production and Processing

4.2

Personnel and Human Resources

4.2

Customer and Personal Service

4.0

What the work involves

Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsProcessing InformationOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkResolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersGetting Information

Important abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningWritten ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionCategory Flexibility

Training before entry

1–2 years

30%

Up to 1 month

14%

None / short demo

3–6 months

Related work experience

None

6–8 years

6–12 months

Job Zone 3 — medium preparation needed (O*NET)

Difficulty of entry: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)

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Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS; Employment Projections); O*NET 31.0 Database by USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0), modified by Shigoto Zukan. Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.