Salary Range
- New York State $50,450-$106,390 per year
- Central New York $47,610-$92,050 per year
- Finger Lakes $34,140-$81,530 per year
- Hudson Valley $53,980-$110,600 per year
- Long Island $55,550-$112,430 per year
- Mohawk Valley $44,420-$81,980 per year
- New York City $58,280-$119,050 per year
- North Country $44,310-$86,270 per year
- Southern Tier $46,150-$88,360 per year
- Western New York $44,900-$88,340 per year
Example Job Titles
- Acquisition Cost Estimator
- Construction Estimator
- Cost Analyst
- Cost Consultant
- Cost Engineer
- Cost Estimator
- Estimator
Jobs with Transferable Skills
- Budget Analysts
- Financial Analysts
- Logistics Analysts
- Logistics Managers
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Risk Management Specialists
- Supply Chain Managers
- Transportation Planners
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Cost Estimators
Find training opportunities near youSkills:
- Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Speaking
Typical Tasks:
- Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
- Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments, or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
- Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
- Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
Training Opportunities
- Adelphi UniversityOne South Avenue | P.O. Box 701 Garden City, NY 11530-0701
- Alfred University1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802
- ASA College151 Lawrence Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Berkeley College-New York3 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017
- Binghamton University4400 Vestal Parkway East Binghamton, NY 13902
- Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo110 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Canisius College2001 MAIN ST BUFFALO, NY 14208-1517
- Cayuga County Community College4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
- Clarkson University8 Clarkson Ave., Potsdam, New York
- Clinton Community College136 Clinton Point Drive, Plattsburgh, New York 12901
- College of Saint Vincent6301 Riverdale Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10471
- Columbia University500 W. 120th St., Mudd 1310 · New York, NY 10027
- Columbia-Greene Community College4400 Route 23 Hudson, NY 12534
- Cornell UniversityCaldwell Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-2602
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College55 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10010
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- CUNY City CollegeThe City College of New York 160 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031
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- DeVry College of New York180 Madison Ave., Suite 1100 New York, NY 10016
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- Iona University715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801
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- Jamestown Business College7 Fairmount Avenue P.O. Box 429 Jamestown, NY 14702-0429
- Jefferson Community College1220 Coffeen Street, Watertown, New York 13601
- Kauka College141 Central Avenue, Keuka Park, NY 14478
- Kingsborough Community College CUNY2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11235-2398
- Le Moyne College1419 Salt Springs Road, Syracuse, NY 13214
- LIM College65 1st Street Troy, NY 12180
- Long Island Business Institute6500 Jericho Turnpike Commack, NY 11725
- Long Island University1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Manhattan CollegeA Lasallian Catholic College 4513 Manhattan College Parkway Riverdale, NY 10471
- Manhattanville College2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577
- Marist College3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Mercy College555 Broadway Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
- Metropolitan College of New York60 West Street New York, NY 10006
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus25 Broadway floor 16, New York, NY 10004
- Molloy College1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
- Monroe College2501 Jerome Ave, Bronx, NY 10468
- Monroe Community College1000 East Henrietta Road Rochester, New York 14623
- Mount Saint Mary College330 Powell Ave Newburgh , NY 12550
- Nassau Community CollegeNassau Community College One Education Drive Garden City, NY 11530-6793
- Nazareth College4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
- New York Institute of Technology1855 Broadway (at 61st Street) New York, NY 10023
- New York University50 West 4th Street,New York, NY, 10012,
- Niagara County Community College3111 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn, NY 14132
- Niagara University5795 Lewiston Rd, Niagara University, NY 14109
- North Country Community College23 Santanoni Ave Saranac Lake, NY 12983
- Onondaga Community College4585 West Seneca Turnpike Syracuse, NY 13215
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- Pace UniversityOne Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038
- Paul Smith's College7777 NY-30 Paul Smiths, NY 12970
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute110 Eighth Street Troy, NY USA 12180
- Roberts Wesleyan College2301 Westside Dr. Rochester, NY 14624
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- St Bonaventure University3261 West State Road, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
- St Lawrence University23 Romoda Dr. Canton, NY 13617
- St. Francis College179 Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY 11201-9902
- St. John's University - New York101 Astor Pl, New York, NY 10003
- St. Joseph's University - New York245 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205
- Suffolk County Community CollegeAmmerman Campus, 533 College Rd, Selden, NY 11784
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- SUNY Buffalo State1300 Elmwood Avenue • Buffalo, NY 14222
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- SUNY College at Potsdam44 Pierrepont Avenue Potsdam, NY 13676
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- SUNY Jamestown Community College525 Falconer Street, P.O. Box 20 | Jamestown, NY 14702-0020
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- SUNY Oswego7060 State Route 104 Oswego, NY 13126
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute100 Seymour Rd, Utica NY 13502
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- The College of Saint Rose432 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
- The College of Westchester325 CENTRAL AVENUE WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10606
- Tompkins Cortland Community College170 North St, Dryden, NY 13053
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- United States Military Academy758 Cullum Rd, West Point, NY 10996
- University at Albany1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12222
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