Timber buyer vs purchaser

The differences between timber buyers and purchasers 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 timber buyer, becoming a purchaser takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a timber buyer has an average salary of $62,879, which is higher than the $50,031 average annual salary of a purchaser.

The top three skills for a timber buyer include harvest, property lines and . The most important skills for a purchaser are purchase orders, FDA, and POS.

Timber buyer vs purchaser overview

	Timber Buyer	Purchaser
Yearly salary	$62,879	$50,031
Hourly rate	$30.23	$24.05
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	8,875	6,852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	47	48
Years of experience	-	6

Timber buyer vs purchaser salary

Timber buyers and purchasers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Timber Buyer	Purchaser
Average salary	$62,879	$50,031
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $97,000	Between $36,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	Atlantic City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Barnes Group
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between timber buyer and purchaser education

There are a few differences between a timber buyer and a purchaser in terms of educational background:

	Timber Buyer	Purchaser
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Forestry	Business
Most common college	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	University of Pennsylvania

Timber buyer vs purchaser demographics

Here are the differences between timber buyers' and purchasers' demographics:

	Timber Buyer	Purchaser
Average age	47	48
Gender ratio	Male, 97.4% Female, 2.6%	Male, 49.2% Female, 50.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 77.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 7.7% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	15%	7%

Differences between timber buyer and purchaser duties and responsibilities

Timber buyer example responsibilities.

Survey and identify said boundaries, contract with logging contractors to efficiently harvest lands and manage contract from start to finish.
Assure suppliers comply with safety and quality alignments within company standards and manage non-conformance reporting for logistics as per company policy.
Offer financial and practical solutions for harvest and/or reforestation with respect to landowners' objectives.
Assure suppliers comply with safety and quality alignments within company standards and manage non-conformance reporting for logistics as per company policy.
Purchase all components to support NPI development builds and serve as primary interface to transition projects from development to manufacturing.

Purchaser example responsibilities.

Purchase components for production; run daily production schedule; manage inventory of items; source alternative items for production
Work extensively with customers to identify business and project requirements through RFI's, RFP's, and RFQ's.
Handle RFQ (request for quotation) and the RFB (request for bid).
Insure day to day operations run smoothly.
Operate ERP system in factory and keep the data update.
Order parts & MRO items as needed for production workers.

Timber buyer vs purchaser skills

Common timber buyer skills

Harvest, 80%
Property Lines, 20%

Common purchaser skills

Purchase Orders, 38%
FDA, 7%
POS, 6%
Commodities, 5%
Logistics, 4%
Expedite, 3%