Cost estimator · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
- Analyse blueprints and documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labour estimates.
- Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
- Prepare estimates used by management for planning, organising, and scheduling work.
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.
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
