Prepares cost estimates for manufacturing and construction. Analyses data to aid management in bidding and determining prices for products or services.
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Analyst · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
Analyse blueprints to prepare time, cost, materials, and labour estimates.
Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Cost Estimators” (O*NET 13-1051.00), as O*NET lists them:
Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
