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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Skilled Trades Estimating Assistant

Supports estimating and ensuring safety on skilled trades projects.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$69k

Mean

$72k

10th–90th pct

$52k–$95k

Observations

653

Confidence: 34% · based on 653 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Blueprint Reading
Core
Budgeting & Forecasting
Core
Process Improvement
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Trade School
44% require · 32% prefer
Certificate
23% require · 16% prefer
No College
13% require · 14% prefer
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Common next roles
Skilled Trades Crew Supervisor+82.2%Safety and Compliance Manager, Skilled Trades+79.0%Skilled Trades Estimator-1.5%Skilled Trades Journeyman Tradesperson+2.5%Skilled Trades Apprentice-41.3%
Common previous roles
Skilled Trades Apprentice-70.5%Skilled Trades Estimator-1.5%Skilled Trades Journeyman Tradesperson+2.5%Safety and Compliance Manager, Skilled Trades+44.1%Skilled Trades Crew Supervisor+45.1%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)1,958
Posting growth-16.1%
Median days to fill44 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)18,494
Projected growth3.8%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness20%
Automation exposure30%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology