Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Business and Financial Operations Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 13-1021.00
Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts.
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.39
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
- Data source: OpenAIPublished: 2023
0.250
0.000Range of values carried here0.844Scale, basis and source
Task-level exposure
12 rated tasks · 12 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (100.0%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- 3 rated tasks are not in the O*NET 31.0 task list; their scores are kept as published for O*NET 27.2.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
| Task (O*NET 30.2) | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.13-1021.00 | 0.00000.0 | 0.00000.0 |
Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.13-1021.00 | 0.00000.0 | —0 |
| Not observed on any surface — 10 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | ||
Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees. | —0 | —0 |
Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products. | —0 | —0 |
Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products. | —0 | —0 |
Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products. | —0 | —0 |
Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage. | —0 | —0 |
Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records. | —0 | —0 |
Calculate applicable government grain quotas. | —0 | —0 |
Sell supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizers, or insecticides, arranging for loans or financing as necessary. | —0 | —0 |
Estimate land production possibilities, surveying property and studying factors such as crop rotation history, soil fertility, or irrigation facilities. | —0 | —0 |
Advise farm groups or growers on land preparation or livestock care techniques that will maximize the quantity and quality of production. | —0 | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task (O*NET 27.2) | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Calculate applicable government grain quotas.O*NET Task ID 12886 | 1.0 |
Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.O*NET Task ID 12878 | 0.5 |
Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.O*NET Task ID 12879 | 0.5 |
Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.O*NET Task ID 12880 | 0.5 |
Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.O*NET Task ID 12881 | 0.5 |
Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.O*NET Task ID 12882 | 0.5 |
Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.O*NET Task ID 12883 | 0.5 |
Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage.O*NET Task ID 12884 | 0.5 |
Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records.O*NET Task ID 12885 | 0.5 |
Sell supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizers, or insecticides, arranging for loans or financing as necessary.O*NET Task ID 12887 | 0.5 |
Estimate land production possibilities, surveying property and studying factors such as crop rotation history, soil fertility, or irrigation facilities.O*NET Task ID 12888 | 0.5 |
Advise farm groups or growers on land preparation or livestock care techniques that will maximize the quantity and quality of production.O*NET Task ID 12889 | 0.5 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
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All O*NET 31.0 task statements (9)
All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.
| Task (O*NET 31.0) | Type |
|---|---|
| Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees. | Core |
| Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products. | Core |
| Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products. | Core |
| Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand. | Core |
| Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary. | Core |
| Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records. | Core |
| Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products. | Supplemental |
| Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage. | Supplemental |
| Estimate land production possibilities, surveying property and studying factors such as crop rotation history, soil fertility, or irrigation facilities. | Supplemental |
0.18/ 3· Robot exposure index
Scale, basis and source
Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time
Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks
Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.
The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.
Tier of each physical task
Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)
E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site
Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.
| Task (O*NET 29.3) | Robot environment tier |
|---|---|
| Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage. | E2 structured facilities |
| Estimate land production possibilities, surveying property and studying factors such as crop rotation history, soil fertility, or irrigation facilities. | E0 none |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
The BLS Employment Projections table has no row for SOC 13-1021.
Korea classification links (KSCO)
Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.
| KSCO code | KSCO title | Relation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28441 | 농수산물 중개인 및 경매사 | Overlapping, not the same | confirmed |
Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)
ILO occupational description
AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.
- ISCO-08 3323Buyers
The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.
Buyers buy goods and services for use or resale on behalf of industrial, commercial, government or other establishments and organizations.
Tasks
- (a) determining or negotiating contract terms and conditions, awarding supplier contracts or recommending contract awards for the purchase of equipment, raw materials, products, services and merchandise for resale;
- (b) obtaining information about requirements and stock and developing specifications for quantity and quality to be purchased, costs, delivery dates and other contract conditions;
- (c) purchasing general and specialized equipment, materials or business services for use or for further processing by their establishment;
- (d) inviting tenders, consulting with suppliers and reviewing quotations;
- (e) purchasing merchandise for resale by retail or wholesale establishments;
- (f) studying market reports, trade periodicals and sales promotion materials and visiting trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events;
- (g) selecting the merchandise or products that best fit the establishment's requirements;
- (h) interviewing suppliers and negotiating prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements;
- (i) overseeing distribution of merchandise to outlets and maintaining adequate stock levels;
- (j) establishing delivery schedules, monitoring progress and contacting clients and suppliers to resolve problems.
Example occupations
Buyer · Procurement officer · Purchasing agent · Purchasing merchandiser · Supply officer
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.
- purchaserESCO 3323.2This occupation is narrower
Purchasers select and purchase stock, materials, services or goods. They organise tender procedures and select suppliers.
- purchasing managerESCO 1324.3.4.2This occupation is narrower
Purchasing managers are in charge of buying goods, equipment and services for their company, and try to ensure the most competitive prices. They are also responsible for negotiating contracts, reviewing the quality of products and analyzing suppliers , and the use and resale of goods and services.
- green coffee buyerESCO 3323.2.1This occupation is broader
Green coffee buyers purchase green coffee beans from producers all around the world commissioned by coffee roasters. They have a deep knowledge of the process of coffee from the fruit to the cup.
- timber traderESCO 3323.4Overlapping, not the same
Timber traders assess the quality, quantity and market value of timber and timber products for trade. They organise the selling process of new timber and purchase stocks of timber.
Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)
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France classification links (ROME)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.
| ROME code | ROME title (French) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| M1101 | Acheteur / Acheteuse | This occupation is narrower |
| D1116 | Négociant / Négociante en bétail | Overlapping, not the same |
Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.
ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.
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Spain classification links (CNO-11)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| CNO-11 code | CNO-11 title (Spanish) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 3522 | Agentes de compras | This occupation is narrower |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.
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Germany classification links (KldB)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| KldB code | KldB title (German) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 61113 | Berufe im Einkauf - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | This occupation is narrower |
| 61212 | Kaufleute im Groß- und Außenhandel - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a match |
| 61282 | Kaufleute im Handel (sonstige spezifische Tätigkeitsangabe) - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a match |
Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.
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Japan classification links (JSCO)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| JSCO code | JSCO title (Japanese) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 326 | 商品仕入外交員 | This occupation is narrowerprovisional |
| 339 | その他の販売類似職業従事者 | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.
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