Description
Purchase raw and baled cotton from growers and gins for mills or merchants, assess quality, negotiate contracts and pricing, and coordinate classing, storage, and shipment.
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
- • Mathematical Reasoning
- • Number Facility
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Economics and Accounting
- • Sales and Marketing
- • Customer and Personal Service
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
- • Food Production
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
- • Law and Government
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Mathematics
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Negotiation
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
- • Management of Personnel Resources
Related specializations
Interview options
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
