Vocational Programs for Cost Estimators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
221K	$38.23	$79,520

The role of Cost Estimators is to prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service The average annual wage of the occupations is $79,520 and $38 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Cost Estimators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 220,970 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Cost Estimators is $29,282. The average length of the programs is 437 hours and the average completion time is 11.64 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Cost Estimators Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Cost Estimators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Cost Estimators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Materials Engineering	7	-	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	6	-	-	-	-
Construction Engineering	2	-	-	-	-
Manufacturing Engineering	10	-	-	-	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	59	-	-	630 Hours	4.00 Months
Business/Commerce	223	-	-	547 Hours	11.68 Months
Business Administration and Management	665	$29,282	$1,819	135 Hours	19.24 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Cost Estimators

The following 833 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Cost Estimators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.