Compare careers

Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Construction Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Cost Estimators

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Comparison table

Metric	Construction Managers	Cost Estimators
National median salary	$114,990	$78,740
Local median salary	Not published	Not published
National employment	380,360	224,220
Typical education	Bachelor's Degree	Bachelor's Degree
Job zone	4	4
Important skills	Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Coordination	Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening
Related careers	Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Mechanical Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Geothermal Production Managers	Manufacturing Engineers, Construction and Building Inspectors, Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate, Sales Engineers

Construction Managers dashboard Cost Estimators dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

18 of 18 target skills

Target-only skills

Current-only skills

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

Mathematics+0.2 level
Reading Comprehension—
Speaking—
Critical Thinking—
Active Listening—
Judgment and Decision Making—
Writing+0.1 level
Complex Problem Solving—
Active Learning—
Management of Financial Resources—
Social Perceptiveness—
Coordination—
Systems Evaluation—
Monitoring—
Persuasion—
Negotiation—
Time Management—
Systems Analysis—

Only in Cost Estimators

None

Only in Construction Managers

Management of Personnel Resources
Management of Material Resources
Quality Control Analysis
Instructing
Service Orientation
Learning Strategies
Operations Analysis