Livestock commission agent vs procurement agent

The differences between livestock commission agents and procurement agents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a livestock commission agent, becoming a procurement agent takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a procurement agent has an average salary of $72,384, which is higher than the $69,462 average annual salary of a livestock commission agent.

The top three skills for a livestock commission agent include HVAC, electrical equipment and leed. The most important skills for a procurement agent are supply chain, strategic sourcing, and supplier performance.

Livestock commission agent vs procurement agent overview

	Livestock Commission Agent	Procurement Agent
Yearly salary	$69,462	$72,384
Hourly rate	$33.40	$34.80
Growth rate	-	11%
Number of jobs	41,130	45,198
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	48
Years of experience	-	6

Livestock commission agent vs procurement agent salary

Livestock commission agents and procurement agents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Livestock Commission Agent	Procurement Agent
Average salary	$69,462	$72,384
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $97,000	Between $49,000 And $106,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between livestock commission agent and procurement agent education

There are a few differences between a livestock commission agent and a procurement agent in terms of educational background:

	Livestock Commission Agent	Procurement Agent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	University of Pennsylvania

Livestock commission agent vs procurement agent demographics

Here are the differences between livestock commission agents' and procurement agents' demographics:

	Livestock Commission Agent	Procurement Agent
Average age	47	48
Gender ratio	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%	Male, 51.4% Female, 48.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.6% White, 75.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 7.6% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	15%	7%

Differences between livestock commission agent and procurement agent duties and responsibilities

Livestock commission agent example responsibilities.

Manage for multiple medical clients performing tasks such as medical billing, submitting insurance and verifying insurance including Medicare and Medicaid.
Monitor HVAC and plumbing testing and verify equipment start-ups.
Provide site observation on a variety of leer accredited and design-build projects.
Conduct Cx meetings, track action items to ensure completion, and issue minutes.
Conduct technical analysis and functional testing of the refrigeration, HVAC, and building control systems in supermarkets.
Develop documentation need for leer approval of buildings.

Procurement agent example responsibilities.

Achieve $200k cost savings buy locating excess material from OEM.
Manage project size OEM bills of material from supplier negotiation through final invoice.
Monitor and manage cost of components for bill of material (BOM), schedule lead times and performance with budgets.
Prepare strategic commodity business plans for globally manage commodities, performing spend analysis, and identifying part cost drivers.
Process purchase requisitions to POs for different commodities for MCI s end-user community.
Perform category spend analysis of indirect spend for hotel expenses to determine hotel candidates for 2010 RFP corporate rate negotiations.

Livestock commission agent vs procurement agent skills

Common livestock commission agent skills

HVAC, 27%
Electrical Equipment, 26%
Leed, 25%
MEP, 15%
CX, 2%
K-12, 2%

Common procurement agent skills

Supply Chain, 15%
Strategic Sourcing, 6%
Supplier Performance, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%
Purchase Orders, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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