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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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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 |
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 |
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 |
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