Procurement Manager Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

About 70,000 procurement managers are working in the US. Unemployment for workers ranks very low among occupations in the US. In 2008, 3% of employees were not able to find jobs.

Area Job Conditions

Popular cities for procurement managers include Columbus (Indiana), Niles (Michigan), and Battle Creek (Michigan), and the least popular are Tallahassee (Florida), El Paso (Texas), and Bakersfield (California).

Workers looking for high paying jobs should consider Washington (District of Columbia), Bethesda (Maryland), and Austin (Texas), and avoid Jackson (Tennessee), Johnson City (Tennessee), and Shreveport (Louisiana).

Training and Education

Employees often get a bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience before beginning their career. About 57% of procurement managers have four year degrees. Workers that went to college (but did not get a bachelor's degree) are about 28% of the total. Some employees, about 15%, did not pursue education beyond high-school. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time procurement managers are 2% of the total. Among workers, about 3% are self-employed.

Procurement Managers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of procurement managers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for procurement managers.

Alabama

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Huntsville$105,000260
Birmingham$97,000220
Mobile$80,00090
Montgomery$83,00070

Alaska

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Anchorage$80,00050

Arizona

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Phoenix$82,0001,020
Tucson$98,000210

Arkansas

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Little Rock$80,000140
Fayetteville$106,000120
Fort Smith$111,00060

California

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Santa Ana$97,0001,130
San Jose$117,0001,040
San Diego$98,000880
Oakland$100,000670
San Francisco$100,000630
Riverside$90,000490
Sacramento$98,000400
Oxnard$100,000210
Santa Barbara$83,000130
Fresno$73,000110
Santa Rosa$109,000100
Modesto$81,00060
Vallejo$105,00060
Stockton$79,00060
Salinas$81,00040
Bakersfield$110,00040
Santa Cruz$86,00040
Visalia$85,00040

Colorado

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Denver$100,000540
Boulder$111,00080
Colorado Springs$90,00050
Fort Collins$120,00040

Connecticut

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Hartford$90,000630
Bridgeport$99,000420
New Haven$84,000210
Norwich$73,000100
Danbury$94,00070
Waterbury$75,00050

Delaware

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Wilmington$110,000160

District of Columbia

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Washington$112,0002,430

Florida

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Tampa$107,000350
Miami$113,000320
Orlando$98,000300
West Palm Beach$102,000180
Fort Lauderdale$89,000160
Jacksonville$106,000140
Palm Bay$107,000100
Sarasota$91,00070
Lakeland$106,00060
Cape Coral$113,00050
Deltona$82,00040
Tallahassee$85,00030

Georgia

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Atlanta$95,0001,110
Savannah$92,00070
Augusta$110,00060
Gainesville$75,00040
Athens$96,00040

Hawaii

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Honolulu$74,000160

Idaho

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Boise$80,000310
Idaho Falls$62,00040

Illinois

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Chicago$88,0002,050
Rockford$67,000100
Peoria$82,00080
Springfield$70,00040
Champaign$85,00030

Indiana

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Indianapolis$88,000510
Elkhart$83,000140
Fort Wayne$89,000140
Evansville$75,00090
Columbus$90,00090
Gary$76,00070
South Bend$72,00060
Lafayette$87,00040

Iowa

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Cedar Rapids$92,000100
Des Moines$73,00080
Davenport$92,00040
Waterloo$72,00030

Kansas

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Wichita$82,000220
Topeka$74,00060

Kentucky

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Louisville$90,000350
Lexington$90,000160
Owensboro$63,00050
Bowling Green$81,00030

Louisiana

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
New Orleans$62,000370
Baton Rouge$69,000200
Shreveport$55,00070
Lafayette$57,00060

Maine

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Portland$81,000130

Maryland

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Baltimore$94,000580
Bethesda$113,000440

Massachusetts

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Boston$112,0001,110
Springfield$79,000230
Framingham$112,000210
Worcester$90,000120
Lowell$110,000110
Brockton$86,00090
Lawrence$107,00040

Michigan

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Warren$94,000700
Detroit$106,000390
Grand Rapids$89,000280
Niles$100,000130
Holland$77,000130
Ann Arbor$93,000100
Lansing$72,00070
Kalamazoo$82,00070
Battle Creek$98,00060
Muskegon$71,00040
Jackson$72,00030
Saginaw$98,00030

Minnesota

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Minneapolis$107,0001,890
Rochester$97,00060
St Cloud$82,00040
Duluth$93,00040

Mississippi

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Jackson$66,000110
Gulfport$82,00040

Missouri

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
St Louis$96,000630
Kansas City$95,000440
Springfield$96,00060
Joplin$81,00040

Nebraska

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Omaha$90,000240
Lincoln$74,00060

Nevada

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Las Vegas$80,000290
Reno$78,00070

New Hampshire

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Nashua$103,000150
Manchester$99,00050
Rochester$91,00030

New Jersey

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Edison$118,000840
Newark$114,000610
Camden$103,000350
Trenton$120,00060
Atlantic City$104,00040

New Mexico

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Albuquerque$82,000150

New York

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
New York$122,0002,310
Nassau$114,000410
Albany$90,000320
Rochester$105,000270
Buffalo$92,000190
Syracuse$81,000130
Poughkeepsie$105,00080
Utica$94,00040
Binghamton$96,00030

North Carolina

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Charlotte$91,000710
Raleigh$91,000300
Durham$106,000290
Greensboro$86,000210
Winston Salem$84,000140
Hickory$81,000100
Asheville$76,00050
Wilmington$78,00040
Rocky Mount$75,00040

North Dakota

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Fargo$92,00050

Ohio

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Cincinnati$94,000590
Cleveland$88,000570
Columbus$88,000440
Akron$79,000190
Dayton$93,000180
Toledo$77,000120
Canton$79,00070
Youngstown$80,00070
Mansfield$78,00040

Oklahoma

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Oklahoma City$64,000350
Tulsa$76,000270

Oregon

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Portland$87,000750
Salem$60,000100
Eugene$81,00050

Pennsylvania

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Philadelphia$107,000870
Pittsburgh$101,000540
Allentown$84,000160
Reading$103,000100
Lancaster$81,00090
Harrisburg$90,00080
Erie70
Scranton$84,00070
York$95,00070

Rhode Island

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Providence$100,000280

South Carolina

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Greenville$90,000180
Columbia$73,000180
Charleston$85,000110
Spartanburg$101,00080
Florence$83,00050

Tennessee

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Nashville$77,000440
Memphis$80,000390
Knoxville$76,000250
Chattanooga$64,000130
Kingsport$86,00060
Johnson City$61,00050
Morristown$63,00040
Jackson$61,00030
Cleveland$59,00030

Texas

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Houston$107,0001,320
Dallas$106,0001,150
Fort Worth$91,000430
Austin$125,000280
San Antonio$100,000270
Beaumont$92,00070
Killeen$82,00040
El Paso$73,00040
Midland$95,00030

Utah

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Salt Lake City$88,000240
Provo$78,00060
Ogden$76,00050

Vermont

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Burlington$87,00090

Virginia

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Richmond$108,000320
Virginia Beach$96,000210
Roanoke$73,00090
Blacksburg$98,00040
Lynchburg$96,00040

Washington

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Seattle$103,000940
Tacoma$84,00080
Spokane$82,00080
Kennewick$111,00070

West Virginia

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Huntington$91,00030

Wisconsin

LocationMedian PayWorkersPopularity
Milwaukee$92,000620
Madison$86,000220
Oshkosh$97,000100
Green Bay$90,00080
Racine$87,00060
Eau Claire$78,00060
Appleton$83,00050
Wausau$67,00030
La Crosse$54,00030
Janesville$86,00030

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