Cost Estimators
Occupation · SOC 2018 13-1051 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 13-1051
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.12%
- Applications on record
- 14,512
- FY2025
- 1,070
- Median offered wage
- $92,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 97.6%
- Main route
- H-1B
Median wage$92,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Cost Estimators
Data table
| FY2008 | 118 |
| FY2009 | 208 |
| FY2010 | 618 |
| FY2011 | 638 |
| FY2012 | 637 |
| FY2013 | 641 |
| FY2014 | 627 |
| FY2015 | 798 |
| FY2016 | 917 |
| FY2017 | 933 |
| FY2018 | 1,095 |
| FY2019 | 1,109 |
| FY2020 | 818 |
| FY2021 | 806 |
| FY2022 | 808 |
| FY2023 | 792 |
| FY2024 | 770 |
| FY2025 | 1,070 |
| FY2026* | 1,109 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 6 | 0 | 877 | 226 |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0 | 794 | 270 |
| FY2024 | 10 | 1 | 641 | 118 |
| FY2023 | 10 | 0 | 640 | 142 |
| FY2022 | 5 | 0 | 686 | 117 |
| FY2021 | 6 | 0 | 648 | 152 |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0 | 671 | 146 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 0 | 943 | 166 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 899 | 196 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 799 | 134 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 1 | 762 | 154 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 691 | 107 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 64 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 576 | 65 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 554 | 83 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 88 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 104 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 67 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Turner & Townsend, Inc.277
- Cumming Management Group, Inc.235
- Navillus Tile, Inc.126
- AECOM Technical Services, Inc.121
- Cumming Construction Management, Inc.119
- Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd.115
- J.T. Magen & Company, Inc.112
- Faithful+gould, Inc.111
- Faithful+gould, Inc.110
- Currie & Brown, Inc.108
- Fluor Enterprises, Inc.90
- Rigid Global Buildings, LLC86
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Cost Estimators: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 3,004 |
| CA | 2,751 |
| TX | 1,974 |
| NJ | 926 |
| FL | 868 |
| IL | 532 |
| VA | 421 |
| GA | 406 |
| MD | 336 |
| MA | 318 |
| AZ | 302 |
| MI | 266 |
| WA | 220 |
| NC | 208 |
| CO | 168 |
| OH | 156 |
| AL | 156 |
| PA | 154 |
| OR | 145 |
| DC | 114 |
| SC | 88 |
| HI | 81 |
| IN | 79 |
| CT | 78 |
| TN | 71 |
| MO | 58 |
| LA | 53 |
| MP | 53 |
| KS | 44 |
| WI | 41 |
| NV | 36 |
| UT | 36 |
| AK | 36 |
| GU | 35 |
| IA | 34 |
| OK | 34 |
| MN | 33 |
| MS | 32 |
| NE | 27 |
| KY | 23 |
| WV | 21 |
| RI | 17 |
| NH | 17 |
| AR | 12 |
| WY | 10 |
| ID | 9 |
| DE | 7 |
| NM | 6 |
| PR | 4 |
| ND | 4 |
| VT | 3 |
| SD | 2 |
| ME | 2 |
| MT | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,681
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,212
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,088
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA876
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV692
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX589
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL526
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN515
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA357
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH284
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $92,000; middle half $73,545 to $120,000 · median prevailing wage $79,102 (marker) · 2,211 applications.
- Level I484
- Level II688
- Level III490
- Level IV640
- Cost Estimator2,533
- Estimator1,119
- Cost Analyst500
- Project Manager397
- Cost Manager305
- Senior Cost Manager254
- Construction Cost Estimator217
- Construction Estimator193
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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