Purchasing Supervisors: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Purchasing Supervisors

Career and Education Info

Job Numbers and Growth

The number of jobs for purchasing supervisors in the US is about 70,000. Recent data shows that this occupation has a very low level of unemployment.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Of those working as employees, 2% work fewer than 40 hours per week. Around 3% of purchasing supervisors are independent contractors.

Training and Education

A bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience is often required to work in this field. Survey data provided by the government shows that 57% of employees have a bachelor's degree or higher. 28% of purchasing supervisors attended college, but do not have a degree. 15% of workers were able to find a job with only a high school education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

On a per capita basis, there are more jobs for employees in Columbus (Indiana), Niles (Michigan), and Battle Creek (Michigan), and fewer jobs in Tallahassee (Florida), El Paso (Texas), and Bakersfield (California).

Compensation for purchasing supervisors is the most in Washington (District of Columbia), Bethesda (Maryland), and Austin (Texas), and the lowest in Jackson (Tennessee), Johnson City (Tennessee), and Shreveport (Louisiana).

Purchasing Supervisors: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Purchasing Supervisors, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Purchasing Supervisors are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Purchasing Supervisors are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Birmingham	220	$96,800	0.8
Alabama	Huntsville	260	$104,890	2.6
Alabama	Mobile	90	$80,120	1
Alabama	Montgomery	70	$83,450	0.8
Alaska	Anchorage	50	$79,530	0.6
Arizona	Phoenix	1,020	$82,050	1.1
Arizona	Tucson	210	$97,550	1.1
Arkansas	Fayetteville	120	$105,820	1.2
Arkansas	Fort Smith	60	$111,470	1.1
Arkansas	Little Rock	140	$80,380	0.8
California	Bakersfield	40	$109,670	0.3
California	Fresno	110	$72,990	0.7
California	Modesto	60	$81,260	0.8
California	Oakland	670	$100,380	1.3
California	Oxnard	210	$99,520	1.4
California	Riverside	490	$89,780	0.8
California	Sacramento	400	$97,820	0.9
California	Salinas	40	$81,450	0.5
California	San Diego	880	$97,830	1.3
California	San Francisco	630	$99,660	1.2
California	San Jose	1,040	$116,810	2.2
California	Santa Ana	1,130	$96,800	1.5
California	Santa Barbara	130	$82,710	1.6
California	Santa Cruz	40	$86,120	1
California	Santa Rosa	100	$109,470	1.1
California	Stockton	60	$78,560	0.6
California	Vallejo	60	$105,120	1
California	Visalia	40	$84,500	0.6
Colorado	Boulder	80	$110,900	1
Colorado	Colorado Springs	50	$89,860	0.4
Colorado	Denver	540	$99,570	0.9
Colorado	Fort Collins	40	$120,090	0.7
Connecticut	Bridgeport	420	$99,490	1.9
Connecticut	Danbury	70	$93,560	2.2
Connecticut	Hartford	630	$89,800	2.2
Connecticut	New Haven	210	$84,120	1.5
Connecticut	Norwich	100	$73,360	1.7
Connecticut	Waterbury	50	$75,430	1.6
Delaware	Wilmington	160	$110,030	1
District of Columbia	Washington	2,430	$112,120	2.1
Florida	Cape Coral	50	$112,720	0.5
Florida	Deltona	40	$81,500	0.5
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	160	$89,180	0.4
Florida	Jacksonville	140	$106,150	0.5
Florida	Lakeland	60	$105,930	0.6
Florida	Miami	320	$112,920	0.6
Florida	Orlando	300	$98,300	0.6
Florida	Palm Bay	100	$107,200	1
Florida	Sarasota	70	$90,940	0.5
Florida	Tallahassee	30	$84,680	0.4
Florida	Tampa	350	$106,710	0.6
Florida	West Palm Beach	180	$102,360	0.7
Georgia	Athens	40	$96,330	1.2
Georgia	Atlanta	1,110	$94,780	0.9
Georgia	Augusta	60	$109,690	0.6
Georgia	Gainesville	40	$74,660	1.3
Georgia	Savannah	70	$92,310	1
Hawaii	Honolulu	160	$74,210	0.7
Idaho	Boise	310	$80,170	2.3
Idaho	Idaho Falls	40	$61,570	1.9
Illinois	Champaign	30	$85,020	0.7
Illinois	Chicago	2,050	$88,180	1.1
Illinois	Peoria	80	$82,360	1
Illinois	Rockford	100	$67,170	1.4
Illinois	Springfield	40	$69,900	0.8
Indiana	Columbus	90	$90,390	4.9
Indiana	Elkhart	140	$82,970	2.3
Indiana	Evansville	90	$75,290	1.1
Indiana	Fort Wayne	140	$89,350	1.4
Indiana	Gary	70	$75,790	0.5
Indiana	Indianapolis	510	$87,780	1.1
Indiana	Lafayette	40	$86,630	1.2
Indiana	South Bend	60	$72,350	0.9
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	100	$91,920	1.6
Iowa	Davenport	40	$92,250	0.5
Iowa	Des Moines	80	$73,440	0.5
Iowa	Waterloo	30	$71,710	0.8
Kansas	Topeka	60	$73,880	1.2
Kansas	Wichita	220	$82,130	1.5
Kentucky	Bowling Green	30	$80,600	1.2
Kentucky	Lexington	160	$90,130	1.3
Kentucky	Louisville	350	$90,250	1.1
Kentucky	Owensboro	50	$62,710	2.4
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	200	$68,790	1.1
Louisiana	Lafayette	60	$56,940	0.9
Louisiana	New Orleans	370	$61,530	1.5
Louisiana	Shreveport	70	$55,280	0.8
Maine	Portland	130	$81,360	1.3
Maryland	Baltimore	580	$94,290	0.9
Maryland	Bethesda	440	$113,250	1.5
Massachusetts	Boston	1,110	$112,380	1.3
Massachusetts	Brockton	90	$86,020	2.2
Massachusetts	Framingham	210	$112,290	2.7
Massachusetts	Lawrence	40	$107,210	1.6
Massachusetts	Lowell	110	$109,550	1.9
Massachusetts	Springfield	230	$78,800	1.6
Massachusetts	Worcester	120	$90,000	1
Michigan	Ann Arbor	100	$93,010	1.3
Michigan	Battle Creek	60	$97,950	2.8
Michigan	Detroit	390	$106,280	1.1
Michigan	Grand Rapids	280	$88,760	1.5
Michigan	Holland	130	$77,210	2.7
Michigan	Jackson	30	$71,810	1.3
Michigan	Kalamazoo	70	$81,650	1.1
Michigan	Lansing	70	$72,220	0.7
Michigan	Muskegon	40	$71,490	1.5
Michigan	Niles	130	$99,560	4.7
Michigan	Saginaw	30	$98,240	0.9
Michigan	Warren	700	$93,800	1.2
Minnesota	Duluth	40	$92,540	0.7
Minnesota	Minneapolis	1,890	$106,940	2.1
Minnesota	Rochester	60	$96,550	1.4
Minnesota	St Cloud	40	$82,340	0.8
Mississippi	Gulfport	40	$82,460	0.8
Mississippi	Jackson	110	$65,980	0.9
Missouri	Joplin	40	$81,190	1.1
Missouri	Kansas City	440	$95,370	0.8
Missouri	Springfield	60	$96,070	0.6
Missouri	St Louis	630	$95,790	0.9
Nebraska	Lincoln	60	$74,490	0.8
Nebraska	Omaha	240	$90,020	1
Nevada	Las Vegas	290	$80,250	0.6
Nevada	Reno	70	$77,530	0.7
New Hampshire	Manchester	50	$98,620	1
New Hampshire	Nashua	150	$102,820	2.3
New Hampshire	Rochester	30	$91,080	1.2
New Jersey	Atlantic City	40	$103,890	0.6
New Jersey	Camden	350	$102,840	1.3
New Jersey	Edison	840	$117,850	1.6
New Jersey	Newark	610	$113,660	1.2
New Jersey	Trenton	60	$119,500	0.6
New Mexico	Albuquerque	150	$81,580	0.8
New York	Albany	320	$90,360	1.5
New York	Binghamton	30	$95,740	0.6
New York	Buffalo	190	$92,420	0.7
New York	Nassau	410	$113,610	0.6
New York	New York	2,310	$121,660	0.9
New York	Poughkeepsie	80	$105,270	0.7
New York	Rochester	270	$104,700	1.1
New York	Syracuse	130	$81,100	0.8
New York	Utica	40	$94,320	0.7
North Carolina	Asheville	50	$75,520	0.6
North Carolina	Charlotte	710	$90,750	1.6
North Carolina	Durham	290	$106,420	2.2
North Carolina	Greensboro	210	$85,590	1.1
North Carolina	Hickory	100	$80,710	1.3
North Carolina	Raleigh	300	$90,560	1.2
North Carolina	Rocky Mount	40	$75,470	1.5
North Carolina	Wilmington	40	$77,860	0.6
North Carolina	Winston Salem	140	$83,740	1.3
North Dakota	Fargo	50	$92,150	0.9
Ohio	Akron	190	$79,320	1.1
Ohio	Canton	70	$78,940	0.8
Ohio	Cincinnati	590	$93,820	1.1
Ohio	Cleveland	570	$88,220	1.1
Ohio	Columbus	440	$87,780	0.9
Ohio	Dayton	180	$93,310	0.9
Ohio	Mansfield	40	$77,670	1.8
Ohio	Toledo	120	$77,210	0.8
Ohio	Youngstown	70	$80,380	0.6
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	350	$63,510	1.2
Oklahoma	Tulsa	270	$76,280	1.2
Oregon	Eugene	50	$80,740	0.7
Oregon	Portland	750	$86,970	1.4
Oregon	Salem	100	$60,350	1.4
Pennsylvania	Allentown	160	$84,140	1
Pennsylvania	Erie	70		1.2
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	80	$89,700	0.5
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	90	$81,180	0.8
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	870	$107,240	0.9
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	540	$101,360	0.9
Pennsylvania	Reading	100	$102,530	1.3
Pennsylvania	Scranton	70	$83,790	0.6
Pennsylvania	York	70	$94,560	0.8
Rhode Island	Providence	280	$100,360	1
South Carolina	Charleston	110	$84,970	0.8
South Carolina	Columbia	180	$73,440	1
South Carolina	Florence	50	$83,310	1.3
South Carolina	Greenville	180	$89,570	1.2
South Carolina	Spartanburg	80	$100,740	1.4
Tennessee	Chattanooga	130	$63,510	1.1
Tennessee	Cleveland	30	$58,820	2
Tennessee	Jackson	30	$60,620	1.2
Tennessee	Johnson City	50	$60,920	1.5
Tennessee	Kingsport	60	$85,640	1.1
Tennessee	Knoxville	250	$76,260	1.5
Tennessee	Memphis	390	$80,010	1.2
Tennessee	Morristown	40	$63,450	2
Tennessee	Nashville	440	$76,620	1.1
Texas	Austin	280	$125,370	0.7
Texas	Beaumont	70	$92,110	0.9
Texas	Dallas	1,150	$105,920	1.1
Texas	El Paso	40	$72,770	0.3
Texas	Fort Worth	430	$91,230	1
Texas	Houston	1,320	$106,590	1
Texas	Killeen	40	$81,990	0.7
Texas	Midland	30	$94,670	1
Texas	San Antonio	270	$99,940	0.6
Utah	Ogden	50	$76,090	0.5
Utah	Provo	60	$78,240	0.8
Utah	Salt Lake City	240	$88,490	0.8
Vermont	Burlington	90	$86,810	1.7
Virginia	Blacksburg	40	$98,330	1.5
Virginia	Lynchburg	40	$95,820	0.9
Virginia	Richmond	320	$107,900	1.1
Virginia	Roanoke	90	$73,060	1.2
Virginia	Virginia Beach	210	$95,900	0.6
Washington	Kennewick	70	$111,240	1.7
Washington	Seattle	940	$103,130	1.3
Washington	Spokane	80	$82,270	0.8
Washington	Tacoma	80	$83,790	0.6
West Virginia	Huntington	30	$90,570	0.6
Wisconsin	Appleton	50	$82,790	0.9
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	60	$78,210	1.7
Wisconsin	Green Bay	80	$89,940	1
Wisconsin	Janesville	30	$86,300	1
Wisconsin	La Crosse	30	$54,330	1
Wisconsin	Madison	220	$85,610	1.3
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	620	$92,170	1.4
Wisconsin	Oshkosh	100	$96,770	2.6
Wisconsin	Racine	60	$87,330	1.7
Wisconsin	Wausau	30	$66,680	1

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