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Estimate costs for projects or productions

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Part of Estimate project development or operational costs, under the O*NET work activity group Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 5 AI-assist, 0 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Research production specifications, costs, production materials, and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements.AI-assist Commercial and Industrial Designers
• Estimate set- or exhibit-related costs, including materials, construction, and rental of props or locations.AI-assist Set and Exhibit Designers
• Prepare cost estimates for mapping projects.AI-assist Surveying and Mapping Technicians
• Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs.AI-assist Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.AI-assist Interior Designers