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Cost Estimator is a Residential Building Construction job with over 797 current openings filled by a Perm employee. Most Cost Estimators are hired by companies in the Offices of Certified Public Accountants industry. The average Perm Cost Estimators job lasts 31 days.


Jobs Hired
797
Hiring Companies
1,203
Hiring Industries
313
Average Salary
$59,697
Approved
47%


What do Cost Estimators do?

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.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Cost Estimators Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Grycon, Llc 1 Residential Building Construction $40,518
Eastland Food Corporation 1 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers $48,672
Five Star Building Corp 1 Nonresidential Building Construction $51,251
Ts Tech Americas, Inc. 1 Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing $49,046
Uninet Imaging, Inc. 1 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing $50,274
Atlas Operating Llc 1 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations $81,890
Wb Hollywood Holding Co. 1 Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers $35,776
Air Exchange & Energy Solutions, Inc. 1 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $45,802
Subsea 7 Us L.l.c. 1 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations $91,354
Unique Fabricating, Inc. 1 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $40,248

Top Cost Estimators Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Offices of Certified Public Accountants 2 $97,448
Activities Related to Real Estate 2 $47,882
Siding Contractors 2 $79,227
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 2 $68,235
All Other Business Support Services 2 $44,439
Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 2 $39,770
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 2 $54,839
Glass and Glazing Contractors 2 $61,703
Facilities Support Services 2 $55,058
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers 2 $39,988

Cost Estimators Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Cost Estimators has been a job in the Perm Visa program since 2010 where they hired 28 employees. This job peaked in 2018 with 114 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1 in 2025.
Cost Estimators has been a job in the Perm Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $59,549. This job peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $119,267, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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