OES Code: 219020

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR COST ESTIMATORS

Cost Estimators prepare cost estimates for manufacturing of products, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of products or services. They may specialize according to a particular service performed or product produced.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
590	760	29%	170	50	220

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE COST ESTIMATORS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
1731	Electrical work contractors
1521	General contractors--single-family houses
1711	Plumbing, heating & air conditioning contractors
1541	General contractors--industrial buildings/warehouses
1629	Heavy construction, all other
1761	Roofing, siding & sheet metal contractors
1799	Special trade contractors, all other
1721	Painting and paper hanging contractors
1611	Highway & street construction
1752	Floor laying & other floor work, all other
1771	Concrete work contractors
1522	General contractors--residential, all other
1542	General contractors--other nonresidential buildings
2752	Commercial printers, lithographic
8711	Engineering services
8748	Business consulting services, all other
1742	Plastering, drywall & insulation contractors
1794	Excavation contractors
1751	Carpentry contractors

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.