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Where a manufacturing cost estimator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a manufacturing cost estimator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Manufacturing cost estimators collect and analyse data to evaluate the money, materials, labour and time required for manufacturing processes. They conduct analyses to identify (alternative) cost effective technical designs and production processes. They develop and use methods and tools for cost planning, controlling and analysis. They also perform quantitative and qualitative risk analyses and report on the development of costs.

Also known as manufacturing cost analyst, manufacturing estimate clerk, production cost estimator, estimator, manufacturing cost recovery technician.

Professionals 34 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: cost analyst, 45%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
cost analyst 45% covered equipment engineer 25% covered resource manager 23% covered component engineer 21% covered process engineer 19% covered manufacturing cost estima… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from manufacturing cost estimator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a manufacturing cost estimator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A manufacturing cost estimator needs 11 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • monitor production costs information skills
  • calculate production costs information skills
  • calculate design costs information skills
  • assess operating cost information skills
  • assess financial viability information skills
  • provide cost benefit analysis reports information skills
  • cost management business, administration and law
  • manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
  • liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a manufacturing cost estimator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Manufacturing cost estimator is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a manufacturing cost estimator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.