Antique dealer vs buyer

The differences between antique dealers and buyers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an antique dealer, becoming a buyer takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a buyer has an average salary of $54,049, which is higher than the $54,048 average annual salary of an antique dealer.

The top three skills for an antique dealer include customer service, RAN and e-bay. The most important skills for a buyer are purchase orders, customer service, and logistics.

Antique dealer vs buyer overview

	Antique Dealer	Buyer
Yearly salary	$54,048	$54,049
Hourly rate	$25.98	$25.99
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,269	23,589
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	43	47
Years of experience	6	-

Antique dealer vs buyer salary

Antique dealers and buyers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Antique Dealer	Buyer
Average salary	$54,048	$54,049
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $104,000	Between $37,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	Englewood, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between antique dealer and buyer education

There are a few differences between an antique dealer and a buyer in terms of educational background:

	Antique Dealer	Buyer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	California State University - Bakersfield

Antique dealer vs buyer demographics

Here are the differences between antique dealers' and buyers' demographics:

	Antique Dealer	Buyer
Average age	43	47
Gender ratio	Male, 44.2% Female, 55.8%	Male, 43.9% Female, 56.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 75.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	15%

Differences between antique dealer and buyer duties and responsibilities

Antique dealer example responsibilities.

Manage payroll, scheduling, reports, email, inventory, and maintain clientele book and records.
Perform varied management tasks including human resources and financial controls.
Collect dues and PAC contributions.
Check FOH work area before service begins in order to monitor table setup, condition of plates, glassware and silverware.

Buyer example responsibilities.

Achieve QA initiatives by increasing transparency and communication with multiple departments and suppliers to achieve daily/weekly/monthly production requirements and expedites.
Manage all incoming RMA equipment, processing and directing to correct locations and departments.
Create, analyze and manage recaps pertaining to inventory, trends, OTB, and markdowns.
Manage KanBan spreadsheets to optimize inventory levels and supplier performance.
Manage business relationship with Japanese OEM of wide-format printer engines.
Manage MRB and IQA escalations to facilitate defective material resolutions.

Antique dealer vs buyer skills

Common antique dealer skills

Customer Service, 73%
RAN, 15%
E-Bay, 12%

Common buyer skills

Purchase Orders, 22%
Customer Service, 11%
Logistics, 5%
Supplier Performance, 4%
MRP, 4%
Commodities, 3%