The U.S. Department of Labor has developed an automated occupational information database, O*NET, that identifies and describes work content, work skills, and training requirements for all jobs across the country in all sectors of the economy. Much of the occupational information contained in this report is derived directly from the O*NET database, and supplemented with information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, and Labor Market and Career Information.
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| Industry | % of Purchasing Managers employed | Annual Growth Rate |
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| Aerospace product and parts manufacturing | 2.9 | 0.00 |
| Electronic instrument manufacturing | 2.5 | -0.57 |
| 2018 Statewide average hourly wage | $63.95 |
| 2018 National average hourly wage | $60.40 |
| 2016 National employment | 73,900 |
| 2016 Texas employment | 4,922 |
| Texas projected employment by 2026 | 5,751 |
| Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2026 | 500 |
| Region | Employment | Projected Employment 2026 | Projected Annual Openings 2026 |
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Average Income |
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| Texas (all regions) | 4,922 | 5,751 | 500 | 1.57% | $133,010.00 |
| Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Administration and Management Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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| English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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| Production and Processing Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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| Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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| Law and Government Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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| Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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| Transportation Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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| Personnel and Human Resources Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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| Economics and Accounting Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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| Computers and Electronics Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
| Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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| Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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| Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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| Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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| Persuasion Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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| Negotiation Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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| Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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| Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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| Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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| Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Top 10 Relevant Abilities | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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| Written Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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| Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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| Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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| Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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| Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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| Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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| Fluency of Ideas The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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| Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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| Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |