DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

13-1051 Cost Estimators

Occupational Description:
Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 21032$32.01/hr$1.68/hr$18.55/hr$24.83/hr$31.06/hr$38.65/hr$47.64/hr
Minnesota 4,480273$33.06/hr$0.53/hr$20.66/hr$25.12/hr$31.12/hr$39.12/hr$48.12/hr
U S 210,0001,890$34.63/hr$0.10/hr$19.11/hr$24.89/hr$31.67/hr$41.77/hr$54.03/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Cost Estimators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction140$34.71/hr
Other Services40$25.76/hr
Other Regional Data For Cost Estimators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 2,840 $32.34/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 480 $31.30/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 260 $28.86/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 210 $31.06/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 160 $32.67/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 100 $23.36/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 90 $25.13/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 80 $35.06/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 60 $28.58/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 40 $29.48/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 30 $23.22/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $30.74/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 20 $28.32/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
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Tasks for Cost Estimators