Significant Points
Nature of the Work
Working Conditions
Employment
Training & Qualifications
Job Outlook
Earnings
Additional Sources of Information
Cost estimators held about 213,500 jobs in 2014. The industries that employed the most cost estimators were as follows:
Cost estimators work mostly in offices, and some estimators visit construction sites and factory floors during the course of their work.
Cost estimators usually work full time, and some may work overtime in order to meet deadlines.