entityType = "role"
schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-11-3061-00"
socCode = "11-3061.00"
title = "Purchasing Managers"
summary = "Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers."
aliases = ["Materials Manager", "Procurement Manager", "Purchasing Director", "Purchasing Manager", "Category Purchasing Manager", "Commodity Manager", "Materials Director", "Procurement Director", "Purchasing Supervisor", "Strategic Sourcing Director", "Commissary Superintendent", "Contract Manager"]
emergingTasks = []

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jobZone = "4"
jobZoneName = "Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed"
education = "Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not."
experience = "A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified."
svpRange = "(7.0 to < 8.0)"

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label = "Bachelor's Degree"
percentage = 52.63

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Post-Secondary Certificate"
percentage = 15.79

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)"
percentage = 10.53

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Master's Degree"
percentage = 10.53

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 5.26

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Some College Courses"
percentage = 5.26

[educationLevel]
category = "Bachelor's degree"
slug = "bachelor-s-degree"

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medianWage = 139510
meanWage = 150630
pct10Wage = 85500
pct25Wage = 107430
pct75Wage = 175460
pct90Wage = 219140
employment = 81240
areaTitle = "U.S."

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count = 37

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 19830
medianWage = 132720
lq = 2.95

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naics = "55"
slug = "55"
title = "Management of Companies and Enterprises"
level = "Sector"
employment = 15910
medianWage = 162920
lq = 10.75

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naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 9510
medianWage = 127310
lq = 2.99

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naics = "54"
slug = "54"
title = "Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 7020
medianWage = 163560
lq = 1.24

[[industries.top]]
naics = "23"
slug = "23"
title = "Construction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 2630
medianWage = 123850
lq = 0.61

[[industries.top]]
naics = "62"
slug = "62"
title = "Health Care and Social Assistance"
level = "Sector"
employment = 2550
medianWage = 114890
lq = 0.21

[[industries.top]]
naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 2340
medianWage = 129200
lq = 0.28

[[industries.top]]
naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 2140
medianWage = 139520
lq = 0.45

[[industries.top]]
naics = "61"
slug = "61"
title = "Educational Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1920
medianWage = 112820
lq = 0.27

[[industries.top]]
naics = "52"
slug = "52"
title = "Finance and Insurance"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1790
medianWage = 165110
lq = 0.55

[[industries.top]]
naics = "48-49"
slug = "48-49"
title = "Transportation and Warehousing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1470
medianWage = 132380
lq = 0.38

[[industries.top]]
naics = "51"
slug = "51"
title = "Information"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1290
medianWage = 179990
lq = 0.84

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "55"
slug = "55"
title = "Management of Companies and Enterprises"
level = "Sector"
employment = 15910
lq = 10.75

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 9510
lq = 2.99

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 19830
lq = 2.95

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "524114"
slug = "524114"
title = "Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers"
level = "National industry"
employment = 550
lq = 2.32

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "541330"
slug = "541330"
title = "Engineering Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 1180
lq = 1.94

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "541380"
slug = "541380"
title = "Testing Laboratories and Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 170
lq = 1.89

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "22"
slug = "22"
title = "Utilities"
level = "Sector"
employment = 560
lq = 1.83

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "423820"
slug = "423820"
title = "Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers"
level = "National industry"
employment = 100
lq = 1.66

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teleworkable = true
usageRelease = "2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2"

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 71
percentile = 71
band = "High"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 97
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 85
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 32
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

[aiOutlook.freyHistorical]
source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.03
percentile = 19
band = "Low"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0.22857142857142856
beta = 0.5857142857142857
gamma = 0.9428571428571428

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = 3.1
growthPercentile = 53
direction = "About average"
annualOpeningsThousands = 6.4
annualOpeningsPercentile = 54
employment2024Thousands = 83.5
employment2034Thousands = 86.1

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = 1.423426
percentile = 97
band = "High"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.9428571428571428
percentile = 85
band = "High"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.10549537848614099
percentile = 32
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.usageTasks]]
task = "Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs."
usagePercent = 0.014892629278292916
importance = 3.24

[[aiOutlook.usageTasks]]
task = "Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment."
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importance = 4.12

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task = "Administer online purchasing systems."
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importance = 4.13

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task = "Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures."
usagePercent = 0.0026704024912801087
importance = 4.56

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

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trustedTaskCount = 4
taskCount = 6
totalSample = 379
autonomyMedian = 3
dominantCollaboration = "directive"
automationShare = 49.69
augmentationShare = 37.96
workUsePercent = 73.15
release = "2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2"

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label = "directive"
percent = 42.59

[[aiPlaybook.collaboration]]
label = "task iteration"
percent = 26.54

[[aiPlaybook.collaboration]]
label = "learning"
percent = 11.42

[[aiPlaybook.collaboration]]
label = "feedback loop"
percent = 7.1

[[aiPlaybook.useCase]]
label = "work"
percent = 73.15

[[aiPlaybook.useCase]]
label = "personal"
percent = 19.44

[[aiPlaybook.delegatedTasks]]
task = "Administer online purchasing systems."
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collaboration = "directive"
autonomyMedian = 3
sampleCount = 132

[[aiPlaybook.delegatedTasks]]
task = "Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales."
usagePercent = 0.011701462682835355
collaboration = "directive"
autonomyMedian = 3
sampleCount = 117

[[aiPlaybook.delegatedTasks]]
task = "Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs."
usagePercent = 0.004400550068758595
collaboration = "directive"
autonomyMedian = 3
sampleCount = 44

[[aiPlaybook.delegatedTasks]]
task = "Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment."
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collaboration = "directive"
autonomyMedian = 3
sampleCount = 31

[[aiPlaybook.boundaryTasks]]
task = "Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales."
humanNeededPercent = 100
sampleCount = 117

[[aiPlaybook.boundaryTasks]]
task = "Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment."
humanNeededPercent = 100
sampleCount = 31

[[aiPlaybook.boundaryTasks]]
task = "Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs."
humanNeededPercent = 97.72727272727273
sampleCount = 44

[[aiPlaybook.boundaryTasks]]
task = "Administer online purchasing systems."
humanNeededPercent = 96.96969696969697
sampleCount = 132

[[aiPlaybook.seedPrompts]]
prompt = "Do this for me: administer online purchasing systems. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust."
collaboration = "directive"

[[aiPlaybook.seedPrompts]]
prompt = "Do this for me: locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust."
collaboration = "directive"

[[aiPlaybook.seedPrompts]]
prompt = "Do this for me: prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust."
collaboration = "directive"

[[aiPlaybook.seedPrompts]]
prompt = "Do this for me: prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust."
collaboration = "directive"

[counts]
tasks = 18
skills = 47
capabilities = 120
tools = 34
relatedRoles = 20

[source]
dataset = "gold.onet_role_starter_surface"
version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "c20662f9e360c724"

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text = "Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.2.b.1.i"

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text = "Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales."
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[[tasks]]
text = "Prepare bid awards requiring board approval."
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text = "Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies."
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text = "Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy."
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text = "Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids."
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text = "Control purchasing department budgets."
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[[tasks]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
name = "Microsoft Access"
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[[skills]]
name = "Learning Strategies"
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[[skills]]
name = "Telecommunications"
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
name = "Biology"
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inDemand = true

[[tools]]
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hot = true
inDemand = true

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Outlook"
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inDemand = true

[[tools]]
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inDemand = true

[[tools]]
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hot = true
inDemand = true

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Access"
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hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Project"
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hot = true
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
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hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
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hot = false
inDemand = true

[[tools]]
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hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Bottomline Technologies Bottomline Sprinter Purchasing Manager"
category = "Procurement software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Bowen & Groves M1 ERP"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Corel Paradox"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Database software"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Epicor Vantage ERP"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "IBM Lotus Notes"
category = "Electronic mail software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Infor Lawson Supply Chain Management"
category = "Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Materials requirement planning MRP software"
category = "Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Dynamics"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "NetSuite ERP"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management Solutions"
category = "Financial analysis software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Oracle PeopleSoft Financials"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Portfolio Project Management"
category = "Project management software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "PurchasingNet eProcurement"
category = "Procurement software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Qlik Tech QlikView"
category = "Business intelligence and data analysis software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "SAP Ariba"
category = "Procurement software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports"
category = "Data base reporting software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Scheduling software"
category = "Calendar and scheduling software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Web browser software"
category = "Internet browser software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[workContext]]
name = "E-Mail"
value = 5

[[workContext]]
name = "Telephone Conversations"
value = 4.95

[[workContext]]
name = "Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams"
value = 4.61

[[workContext]]
name = "Contact With Others"
value = 4.58

[[workContext]]
name = "Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team"
value = 4.53

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Sitting"
value = 4.53

[[workContext]]
name = "Indoors, Environmentally Controlled"
value = 4.42

[[workContext]]
name = "Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals"
value = 4.37

[[workContext]]
name = "Importance of Being Exact or Accurate"
value = 4.26

[[workContext]]
name = "Written Letters and Memos"
value = 4.21

[[workContext]]
name = "Freedom to Make Decisions"
value = 4.21

[[workContext]]
name = "Deal With External Customers or the Public in General"
value = 4.16

[[workContext]]
name = "Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers"
value = 4.16

[[workContext]]
name = "Time Pressure"
value = 4.16

[[workContext]]
name = "Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities"
value = 4

[[workContext]]
name = "Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results"
value = 3.84

[[workContext]]
name = "Frequency of Decision Making"
value = 3.58

[[workContext]]
name = "Importance of Repeating Same Tasks"
value = 3.5

[[workContext]]
name = "Level of Competition"
value = 3.39

[[workContext]]
name = "Conflict Situations"
value = 3.32

[[workContext]]
name = "Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People"
value = 2.95

[[workContext]]
name = "Public Speaking"
value = 2.79

[[workContext]]
name = "Health and Safety of Other Workers"
value = 2.79

[[workContext]]
name = "Degree of Automation"
value = 2.79

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions"
value = 2.58

[[workContext]]
name = "Physical Proximity"
value = 2.37

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable"
value = 2.22

[[workContext]]
name = "Consequence of Error"
value = 2.16

[[workContext]]
name = "In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment"
value = 2.05

[[workContext]]
name = "Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled"
value = 1.89

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Standing"
value = 1.84

[[workContext]]
name = "Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets"
value = 1.84

[[workContext]]
name = "Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions"
value = 1.74

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Contaminants"
value = 1.68

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Walking or Running"
value = 1.63

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls"
value = 1.63

[[workContext]]
name = "Outdoors, Under Cover"
value = 1.58

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures"
value = 1.58

[[workContext]]
name = "Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People"
value = 1.53

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions"
value = 1.53

[[personFit]]
name = "Enterprising"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 7

[[personFit]]
name = "Management/Administration"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 6.46

[[personFit]]
name = "Dependability"
family = "work_style"
value = 6

[[personFit]]
name = "Conventional"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 5.98

[[personFit]]
name = "Attention to Detail"
family = "work_style"
value = 5

[[personFit]]
name = "Business Initiatives"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 4.59

[[personFit]]
name = "Integrity"
family = "work_style"
value = 4

[[personFit]]
name = "Office Work"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.96

[[personFit]]
name = "Finance"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.12

[[personFit]]
name = "Accounting"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.07

[[personFit]]
name = "Cautiousness"
family = "work_style"
value = 3

[[personFit]]
name = "Human Resources"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.8

[[personFit]]
name = "Social"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 2.7

[[personFit]]
name = "Realistic"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 2.49

[[personFit]]
name = "Leadership Orientation"
family = "work_style"
value = 2.37

[[personFit]]
name = "Public Speaking"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.32

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "43-3061.00"
slug = "role-43-3061-00"
title = "Procurement Clerks"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "13-1023.00"
slug = "role-13-1023-00"
title = "Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "13-1022.00"
slug = "role-13-1022-00"
title = "Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "13-1081.02"
slug = "role-13-1081-02"
title = "Logistics Analysts"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "13-1081.00"
slug = "role-13-1081-00"
title = "Logisticians"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "11-3071.04"
slug = "role-11-3071-04"
title = "Supply Chain Managers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "11-2022.00"
slug = "role-11-2022-00"
title = "Sales Managers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "11-3071.00"
slug = "role-11-3071-00"
title = "Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "11-2021.00"
slug = "role-11-2021-00"
title = "Marketing Managers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "13-1111.00"
slug = "role-13-1111-00"
title = "Management Analysts"
tier = "Primary-Long"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "11-1021.00"
slug = "role-11-1021-00"
title = "General and Operations Managers"
tier = "Supplemental"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "13-1021.00"
slug = "role-13-1021-00"
title = "Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products"
tier = "Supplemental"

[[careerClusters]]
cluster = "Management & Entrepreneurship"
slug = "management-entrepreneurship"

[[careerClusters]]
cluster = "Supply Chain & Transportation"
slug = "supply-chain-transportation"

[[studyPrograms]]
title = "Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services"
slug = "business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "frey_osborne"
label = "Computerization probability"
score = 0.03
scale = "0-1 probability"
release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_aioe"
label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = 1.423426
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_image_generation_aioe"
label = "Image generation occupational exposure"
score = 1.298248
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_language_modeling_aioe"
label = "Language modeling occupational exposure"
score = 1.393102
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"
