Business & Financial

Cost Estimators

SOC 13-1051

Calculate what a project or product will cost before anyone commits.

Median pay

$79k

$61k to $102k typical range

Outlook

Declining

17k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

61%

modeled estimate · 81th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

40/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Mathematics
Speaking
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.