Also called: Cost Controls Engineer
Tracks the cost and progress of big engineering projects and warns when they're going off track.
You compare what a bridge project has spent to how much work is actually done, spot a $3 million overrun coming, and present it to the project director.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering, construction or finance.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Construction Management, Engineering, Finance.
Growing faster than average. Strong demand from infrastructure and energy projects.
Medium risk for 10 years. Cost tracking is automating with AI; spotting overruns early and explaining them to leaders stays human.
Classes: Accounting, AP Statistics, Spreadsheets or computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1082.
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