Career path
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.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- Conventional InterestsCentral
Your interest in structured, detail-oriented work with clear procedures and data.
- Risk PreferenceCentral
How you trade off potential gains against potential losses under uncertainty.
- Enterprising InterestsCentral
Your interest in leading, persuading, and pursuing business or organizational goals.
- Numerical ReasoningImportant
How you handle quantitative information: ratios, percentages, simple inferences from data.
- ExtraversionModerate
How energized you are by social interaction and external stimulation.
- Working ConditionsModerate
How much you value variety, security, and the material conditions of work (compensation, environment).
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Finance & banking
- Job titles you'll see
- Cost Estimators
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