Wholesale trade

Occupations in Wholesale trade

• General and Operations Managers

  Medium47.73%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.
• Advertising and Promotions Managers

  Medium42.51%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.
• Marketing Managers

  Medium51.50%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.
• Computer and Information Systems Managers

  Medium46.26%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
• Biofuels Production Managers

  Medium54.44%
  Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
• Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

  Medium44.96%
  Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
• Compliance Managers

  Medium47.57%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
• Wind Energy Operations Managers

  Medium56.93%
  Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
• Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

  Medium59.51%
  Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts.
• Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

  Medium55.39%
  Buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods. Analyze past buying trends, sales records, price, and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield. Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual agreements. May conduct meetings with sales personnel and introduce new products. May negotiate contracts. Includes assistant wholesale and retail buyers of nonfarm products.
• Human Resources Specialists

  Medium54.95%
  Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.
• Computer Network Support Specialists

  Medium55.92%
  Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), cloud networks, servers, and other data communications networks. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.
• Computer User Support Specialists

  Medium55.42%
  Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or electronically. May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.
• Network and Computer Systems Administrators

  Medium57.76%
  Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
• Electrical Engineers

  Medium51.39%
  Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
• Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

  Medium48.06%
  Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
• Fashion Designers

  Medium42.81%
  Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

  Low10.53%
  Perform surgery and related procedures on the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions to treat diseases, injuries, or defects. May diagnose problems of the oral and maxillofacial regions. May perform surgery to improve function or appearance.
• Hearing Aid Specialists

  Medium35.90%
  Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.
• Medical Equipment Preparers

  Medium42.90%
  Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

  Medium51.95%
  Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers. May perform duties such as budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
• Parts Salespersons

  Medium63.63%
  Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
• Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

  Medium58.11%
  Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.
• Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

  Medium62.51%
  Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
• Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

  Medium64.30%
  Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
• Demonstrators and Product Promoters

  Medium43.40%
  Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.
• Telemarketers

  High78.30%
  Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

  Medium52.67%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
• Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

  High80.81%
  Operate telephone business systems equipment or switchboards to relay incoming, outgoing, and interoffice calls. May supply information to callers and record messages.
• Billing and Posting Clerks

  High79.60%
  Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.
• Procurement Clerks

  High71.53%
  Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
• Correspondence Clerks

  High78.29%
  Compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services. Duties may include gathering data to formulate reply and preparing correspondence.
• Customer Service Representatives

  High68.30%
  Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.
• Order Clerks

  High80.71%
  Receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, classified ads, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Generally receives orders via mail, phone, fax, or other electronic means. Duties include informing customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates, and delays; preparing contracts; and handling complaints.
• Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

  High67.61%
  Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
• Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

  Medium65.21%
  Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products. May prepare items for shipment.
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

  Medium60.44%
  Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.
• Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

  High69.65%
  Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
• Agricultural Equipment Operators

  Medium49.56%
  Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste. May perform tasks such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

  Medium41.19%
  Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
• Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

  Low31.19%
  Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, milking, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep and collect eggs in hatcheries.
• Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

  Low23.46%
  Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.
• Solar Photovoltaic Installers

  Medium38.95%
  Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.
• Fence Erectors

  Low12.39%
  Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

  Medium49.23%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
• Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

  Medium45.35%
  Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
• Avionics Technicians

  Low28.44%
  Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
• Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

  Low26.56%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.
• Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

  Low24.73%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
• Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

  Medium41.90%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.
• Tire Repairers and Changers

  Low24.74%
  Repair and replace tires.
• Mechanical Door Repairers

  Low21.74%
  Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
• Maintenance Workers, Machinery

  Low32.98%
  Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.
• Medical Equipment Repairers

  Medium44.39%
  Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

  Low30.19%
  Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
• Wind Turbine Service Technicians

  Medium47.24%
  Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
• Geothermal Technicians

  Medium39.03%
  Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
• Bakers

  Medium64.40%
  Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.
• Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

  Low28.87%
  Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.
• Biofuels Processing Technicians

  Medium54.54%
  Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

  Medium61.82%
  Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.
• Etchers and Engravers

  Medium44.61%
  Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
• First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

  Medium53.71%
  Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
• Driver/Sales Workers

  Medium56.20%
  Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

  Medium46.13%
  Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. Includes tow truck drivers.
• Light Truck Drivers

  Medium51.40%
  Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.
• Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

  Medium56.73%
  Coordinate activities of switch-engine crew within railroad yard, industrial plant, or similar location. Conductors coordinate activities of train crew on passenger or freight trains. Yardmasters review train schedules and switching orders and coordinate activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, such as the makeup or breakup of trains and yard switching.
• Conveyor Operators and Tenders

  Medium44.52%
  Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

  Medium46.81%
  Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

  Medium36.17%
  Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
• Recycling and Reclamation Workers

  Medium40.67%
  Prepare and sort materials or products for recycling. Identify and remove hazardous substances. Dismantle components of products such as appliances.
• Packers and Packagers, Hand

  Medium58.01%
  Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
• Stockers and Order Fillers

  Medium56.05%
  Receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.