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Texas Purchasing Agents: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Purchasing Agents in Texas

Fast Facts for Purchasing Agents in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Angelo, Austin, and Houston
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: McAllen, Laredo, and Brownsville
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and Austin

Salaries for Purchasing Agents in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Purchasing Agents in Texas are listed below.

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Texas Purchasing Agent Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
University of Houston-DowntownHoustonMasters11,793

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Purchasing Agents

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. 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

TEXAS

   
San Angelo100$49,6001.3
Austin2,210$56,9001.3
Houston6,940$56,7501.2
Beaumont400$51,1701.2
Wichita Falls130$45,3901.1
Longview210$45,5701.1
Fort Worth2,100$56,4001.1
Dallas4,970$58,1901
Killeen260$56,3601
Odessa110$44,2901
San Antonio1,860$60,3301
Waco180$47,2100.9
College Station130$47,1300.8
El Paso430$45,9900.7
Abilene90$40,6900.7
Amarillo150$47,1800.7
Tyler130$49,1500.7
Midland90$55,8300.7
Texarkana70$52,7300.7
Corpus Christi230$52,5600.6
Victoria50$42,8200.6
Sherman40$42,0300.5
Lubbock120$47,3700.5
Brownsville100$40,4500.4
Laredo60$44,9200.4
McAllen130$38,7100.3
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