Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

13-1051 Cost Estimators

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.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
210,900	0.8 %	$32.90	$68,420	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$17.79	$23.42	$30.34	$39.58	$50.97
Annual Wage (2)	$37,000	$48,710	$63,110	$82,330	$106,010

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors	31,940	1.55	$34.08	$70,880
Nonresidential Building Construction	22,470	2.88	$37.21	$77,390
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	18,120	2.06	$32.03	$66,630
Building Finishing Contractors	16,570	2.10	$32.52	$67,640
Residential Building Construction	15,310	2.07	$31.49	$65,500

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	22,470	2.88	$37.21	$77,390
Building Finishing Contractors	16,570	2.10	$32.52	$67,640
Residential Building Construction	15,310	2.07	$31.49	$65,500
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	18,120	2.06	$32.03	$66,630
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	11,280	1.71	$31.18	$64,860

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	130	0.01	$44.81	$93,200
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	1,820	0.38	$41.99	$87,340
Telecommunications	430	0.06	$41.00	$85,290
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	40	(7)	$40.03	$83,260
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	4,430	0.31	$39.92	$83,040

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	27,550	1.65	1.12	$36.33	$75,570
Texas	17,330	1.46	0.99	$35.06	$72,920
Florida	12,680	1.51	1.02	$29.70	$61,770
Ohio	10,700	1.99	1.35	$30.46	$63,350
New York	10,140	1.10	0.74	$35.74	$74,340

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia	9,050	2.39	1.61	$34.18	$71,090
Montana	1,040	2.26	1.53	$28.33	$58,920
Delaware	900	2.03	1.37	$33.37	$69,420
Ohio	10,700	1.99	1.35	$30.46	$63,350
South Dakota	830	1.97	1.33	$25.45	$52,940

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	470	0.66	0.45	$43.06	$89,570
Alaska	320	0.99	0.67	$40.42	$84,080
Washington	5,580	1.75	1.18	$37.21	$77,390
Hawaii	1,150	1.81	1.22	$36.85	$76,650
Massachusetts	5,670	1.61	1.09	$36.65	$76,240

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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	6,550	0.98	0.66	$38.57	$80,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	5,610	1.27	0.86	$32.52	$67,650
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,280	1.80	1.22	$37.41	$77,820
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	4,740	1.88	1.27	$37.55	$78,110
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3,700	1.87	1.26	$33.31	$69,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,690	1.41	0.95	$32.55	$67,710
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	3,580	1.44	0.97	$34.99	$72,790
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	3,220	1.99	1.35	$35.54	$73,920
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division	3,160	1.92	1.30	$39.46	$82,080
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	3,130	2.17	1.47	$36.46	$75,840

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	410	3.55	2.40	$27.77	$57,760
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	260	3.21	2.17	$32.99	$68,620
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	420	2.93	1.98	$33.37	$69,410
Kennewick-Richland, WA	320	2.92	1.97	$37.36	$77,720
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	450	2.91	1.97	$36.21	$75,310
Manhattan, KS	110	2.91	1.97	$27.66	$57,540
Fond du Lac, WI	130	2.84	1.92	$28.35	$58,970
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	590	2.75	1.86	$27.13	$56,420
Winchester, VA-WV	160	2.71	1.83	$33.39	$69,440
York-Hanover, PA	480	2.66	1.80	$32.19	$66,950