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Career Information for Purchasing Agents in Florida

Fast Facts for Purchasing Agents in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Palm Bay, Fort Walton Beach, and Panama City
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Cape Coral, Fort Lauderdale, and Punta Gorda
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Tampa, Orlando, and Miami

Salaries for Purchasing Agents in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Fort Walton Beach, Palm Bay, and Panama City. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Purchasing Agents in Florida are listed below.

Selected Purchasing Agent Training Schools in Florida

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Strayer University
Coral Springs, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Maitland, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Tampa

Strayer University (SU) has been providing college education for over 115 years, with many locations across the United States.

  • Programs: Acquisition, Acquisition And Contract Management, Bus Admin: Acquisition And Contract, Business Admin: Acquisition
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

More Florida Purchasing Agent Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourneDoctorate5,118
Northwest Florida State CollegeNicevilleBachelor7,043

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Purchasing Agents

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Purchasing Agents

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Purchasing Agents relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

FLORIDA

   
Palm Bay880$56,6302.1
Fort Walton Beach310$64,9602
Panama City160$56,5001.1
West Palm Beach1,230$55,9701
Orlando2,180$51,7600.9
Jacksonville1,240$51,7800.9
Tampa2,480$53,8600.9
Tallahassee310$44,4800.9
Sebastian80$47,1000.8
Lakeland350$49,4200.8
Ocala160$49,5000.8
Miami1,800$52,0000.8
Sarasota460$46,0800.8
Gainesville180$45,3700.7
Deltona240$46,5500.7
Naples180$47,8400.7
Pensacola220$53,4300.7
Port St. Lucie180$49,7100.7
Punta Gorda50$43,1700.7
Fort Lauderdale1,040$51,4600.6
Cape Coral250$49,7500.5
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