Cost Estimators, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
13-1051.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Cost EstimatorsSOC 13-1051.00
88% · agent
85% · agent
82% · agent
Set up cost monitoring systemsWhat can do this →
75% · agent
25% · you keep
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Blueprint Analysis Agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Microsoft Excel · Cost estimating software
● No integration needed
Cost Data Analysis Agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Access · SAP software
● No integration needed
Cost Reporting Agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Word · Microsoft PowerPoint
● No integration needed
Cost Effectiveness Agent
Microsoft Excel · Cost accounting software · Microsoft Project
● No integration needed
Cost Monitoring Agent
Microsoft Excel · SAP software · Procore software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Final approval of cost estimates and project budgetsOwn accountability for estimate accuracy and project financial outcomesConduct high-stakes negotiations with major contractors and clientsMake final decisions on vendor selection and contract terms

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three.

The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Collect and analyze historical cost data85% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Prepare cost documentation and reports82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable