This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Chosen career:
Cost Estimator
Interests:
Business
Skills:
Hard-workingLogicalOrganised
Description
Cost estimators think about all the costs involved in a project before it starts. This is especially useful if the company is looking for a contract, for example from the government, and needs to prove that their costs have been considered in an initial project proposal so that they know it is possible.
Routes
May require a degree in finance, accounting or business, but degrees that give mathematical skills are relevant.
Example UK Employers
Lockheed Martin.
Key Stage 2 Curriculum Links
Maths
Number: Cost estimators add up the costs of lots of individual items.
Fractions: Cost estimators distribute costs between different projects.
Statistics: Cost estimators calculate statistics to compare costs.
Algebra: Cost estimators use algebra to combine the costs of different amounts of items.
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Links
Maths
Number: Cost estimators add up the costs of lots of individual items.
Algebra: Cost estimators use algebra to combine the costs of different amounts of items.
Ratio, proportion and rates of change: Cost estimators distribute costs between different projects.
Statistics: Cost estimators calculate statistics to compare costs.
What do you want to be?
Think this could be the space career for you? Share with friends and family. Press the ‘copy my results‘ button below, then paste our snippet on social media.
I’m
Hard-working, Logical and Organised, so could be a Cost Estimator. I’m a #spaceperson. https://www.spaceperson.co.uk
