Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products in Iowa
Wholesale and retail buyers purchase merchandise for resale, analyzing sales trends, prices, and product quality to make purchasing decisions. They work for retail stores, wholesale distributors, and e-commerce companies, ordering inventory across categories like clothing, electronics, and household goods. In Iowa the median pay is $70,360 a year, 9% below the national median of $77,710.
$70,360median pay in Iowa, per year
$58,310–$82,480middle half earn
4,570employed in Iowa
$77,710U.S. median, for comparison
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
What it takes
Preparation: Medium preparation (vocational training, an associate degree, or related experience).
Skills that matter most
Critical ThinkingNegotiationActive ListeningSpeakingPersuasionReading ComprehensionActive LearningMonitoring
Knowledge areas
Administration and ManagementEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceProduction and ProcessingMathematics (knowledge)Administrative
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products.
Licenses and training in Iowa
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products pay in other states
District of Columbia · $124,090New Jersey · $93,250Maryland · $90,900Virginia · $89,210Rhode Island · $86,240Massachusetts · $85,970Washington · $85,130Colorado · $83,590Alaska · $83,460Connecticut · $83,030
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 13-1022.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Iowa, annual.