Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products, task by task.
The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.
Also filed here87
- buyer
- importer
- cattleman
- cow buyer
- egg buyer
- fur buyer
- hog buyer
- farm buyer
- fish agent
- hide buyer
- hog trader
- seed buyer
- wool buyer
- cream buyer
- and 73 more
- SOC code
- 13-1021.00
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 11 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 4
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm ProductsSOC 13-1021.00
Calculate quotas and production estimatesWhat can do this →
88% agentMostly automatable
Maintain transaction records and inventoriesWhat can do this →
85% agentMostly automatable
Review orders and determine requirementsWhat can do this →
82% agentMostly automatable
Coordinate logistics and operationsWhat can do this →
64% agentPartly automatable
Negotiate production contractsWhat can do this →
25% you keepBarely automatable
Execute purchase transactionsWhat can do this →
20% you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents 4 need no setup
Agricultural analytics agent
Microsoft Excel · SAP software · Oracle Database
No integration needed
Records management agent
Microsoft Access · ERP system · Microsoft Office software
No integration needed
Demand analysis agent
Microsoft Excel · Inventory management systems · Product producer databases
No integration needed
Operations coordination agent
Microsoft Project · Salesforce software · Microsoft Outlook
No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final contract terms and pricing decisionsExecute high-value purchase commitments and financial transactionsMaintain key farmer and supplier relationships of recordOwn P&L accountability for procurement decisions
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
Start with these three
The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
The full activity list
All 11 detailed work activities O*NET records for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.
Mostly automatable 4
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Execute sales or other financial transactions | 21 |
| Maintain data in information systems or databases | 18 |
| Determine the value of goods or services | 11 |
| Calculate data to inform organizational operations | 9 |
Partly automatable 4
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Advise others on business or operational matters | 32 |
| Communicate with government agencies | 22 |
| Purchase products or services | 13 |
| Coordinate logistics or other business operations | 7 |
Barely automatable 3
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Supervise employees | 57 |
| Negotiate contracts with clients or service providers | 12 |
| Evaluate condition of properties | 5 |