Estimating assistant vs job estimator

The differences between estimating assistants and job estimators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an estimating assistant and a job estimator. Additionally, a job estimator has an average salary of $52,216, which is higher than the $47,542 average annual salary of an estimating assistant.

The top three skills for an estimating assistant include cost estimates, bid proposals and purchase orders. The most important skills for a job estimator are customer service, purchase orders, and general contractors.

Estimating assistant vs job estimator overview

	Estimating Assistant	Job Estimator
Yearly salary	$47,542	$52,216
Hourly rate	$22.86	$25.10
Growth rate	-2%	-2%
Number of jobs	18,548	45,781
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Estimating assistant vs job estimator salary

Estimating assistants and job estimators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Estimating Assistant	Job Estimator
Average salary	$47,542	$52,216
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $65,000	Between $34,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	Anchorage, AK	-
Highest paying state	Vermont	-
Best paying company	Granite Construction	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between estimating assistant and job estimator education

There are a few differences between an estimating assistant and a job estimator in terms of educational background:

	Estimating Assistant	Job Estimator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Estimating assistant vs job estimator demographics

Here are the differences between estimating assistants' and job estimators' demographics:

	Estimating Assistant	Job Estimator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 34.4% Female, 65.6%	Male, 82.2% Female, 17.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% Asian, 4.4% White, 75.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 2.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 4.5% White, 75.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between estimating assistant and job estimator duties and responsibilities

Estimating assistant example responsibilities.

Manage the estimating of a commercial & industrial plumbing and mechanical contracting business.
Perform equipment and material takeoff of HVAC blueprint drawings.
Perform typing of letters, RFI's, filing, and certify payroll.
Receive phone calls or email from potential clients who have a RFP (request for proposal).
Prepare all invitations to bids, addendum and RFI's notifications, confirm subcontractors bidding interest and pricing.
Perform civil takeoffs, produce estimates, and create high level schedules that are submitted to clients in response to RFP.

Job estimator example responsibilities.

Manage the estimating of a commercial & industrial plumbing and mechanical contracting business.
Apply materials issue and used towards jobs weekly in MAS90 system.
Obtain measurements, photos and documentation to process remotely Xactimate estimates to submit for insurance and customer approval.
Work with Mitchell, ADP, CCC1 management systems.

Estimating assistant vs job estimator skills

Common estimating assistant skills

Cost Estimates, 20%
Bid Proposals, 10%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Worksheets, 7%
Subcontractor Database, 6%
Sub Contractors, 5%

Common job estimator skills

Customer Service, 33%
Purchase Orders, 24%
General Contractors, 23%
CAD, 15%
Tig Welding, 5%