Users in this career have rated it a 2.0 in terms of their own personal satisfaction with the career. This figure represents an average taken from the responses of 164 MyPlan.com users during registration.
Users were asked to rate their happiness in their current occupation as being either "Very Happy" (4), "Happy" (3), "Mixed / Neutral" (2), "Not Happy" (1), or "Miserable" (0).
Users in this Career Group
There are 279 users in this career group. They represent 11 different countries. You can see the list of users in this career group by clicking on one of the links below. You can also join this career group simply by selecting your current status and clicking "Add Me."
As an estimator, I have a well-paying, comfortable office job in this otherwise, onsite, hands-on field. I find it a great way to be involved in a variety of projects at various stages, including new construction and remodels. We work in industrial, education, and healthcare settings, as well as retail and office spaces. A main drawback is that I myself only get to see the finished product if I have personal business to conduct on site after the projects are complete. I usually only work with the blueprints and rarely meet the people we work with, only communicating by phone, fax, and mail. I would have loved to be more involved in the hands-on building or at least the design phase of construction, rather than bidding the finish painting or wallcovering. As a woman, I am very pleased that this job as an estimator has given me almost nine years of experience in this field. It can serve as a stepping stone on the path to a more invlolved role in construction and design in a continuingly more open environment for women.
