Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Occupation · SOC 2018 13-1021 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 13-1021
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 357
- FY2025
- 24
- Median offered wage
- $84,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 84.6%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products (SOC 13-1021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Data table
| FY2008 | 13 |
| FY2009 | 5 |
| FY2010 | 36 |
| FY2011 | 21 |
| FY2012 | 12 |
| FY2013 | 20 |
| FY2014 | 19 |
| FY2015 | 24 |
| FY2016 | 26 |
| FY2017 | 18 |
| FY2018 | 24 |
| FY2019 | 19 |
| FY2020 | 18 |
| FY2021 | 16 |
| FY2022 | 16 |
| FY2023 | 18 |
| FY2024 | 11 |
| FY2025 | 24 |
| FY2026* | 17 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2A | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- PS International, LLC.14
- CHS Inc.8
- Brighann Marketing, Inc8
- Cargill, Incorporated7
- Palmer Feed & Supply, Inc.7
- Agco Corporation6
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.5
- The Scoular Company5
- Bhavani USA Inc.4
- HK Produce Group MD, Inc4
- Interra International, LLC4
- PS International, Ltd4
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 65 |
| TX | 51 |
| FL | 40 |
| NY | 32 |
| NC | 23 |
| NJ | 20 |
| IL | 19 |
| MN | 17 |
| VA | 15 |
| GA | 12 |
| MD | 7 |
| WA | 5 |
| AZ | 5 |
| MA | 5 |
| IA | 4 |
| MO | 3 |
| UT | 3 |
| CO | 3 |
| DC | 3 |
| KS | 3 |
| TN | 3 |
| KY | 3 |
| WI | 2 |
| PA | 2 |
| LA | 2 |
| MI | 2 |
| OH | 1 |
| CT | 1 |
| MP | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| AL | 1 |
| HI | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ42
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA39
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL29
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC20
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX17
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX16
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI14
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN14
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV12
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA12
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $84,000; middle half $65,625 to $108,875 · median prevailing wage $77,262 (marker) · 26 applications.
- Level I8
- Level II5
- Level III3
- Level IV13
- Purchasing Agent18
- Purchasing Specialist14
- Buyer13
- Cotton Trader11
- Procurement Merchandiser7
- Junior Trader5
- Online Merchandising Specialist5
- Buyer/contractors Specialist4
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