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Automate America is an industrial automation marketplace where manufacturers connect with skilled estimators contractors. Browse professional profiles, review project histories, and send a direct work request. Projects typically receive qualified contractor responses within 24 hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does an estimator do in industrial automation?
An estimator analyzes RFQs, drawings, and specs to build accurate cost proposals for automation and electrical-controls projects. They perform detailed takeoffs — counting panels, wire, conduit, I/O, and instruments — model labor hours, price materials and equipment, review scope for gaps, and turn the bid package into a defensible number.
How much do estimator contractors charge?
Contract estimators on Automate America typically post $50–$95 per hour, with a median near $70. Senior controls and automation estimators handling complex multi-discipline bids command the upper end, while routine electrical takeoff work sits lower.
What software do automation estimators use?
Common tools include Accubid, Trimble, McCormick, and ConEst for electrical estimating, Bluebeam for digital takeoff, AutoCAD/EPLAN for drawing review, and heavy Excel cost modeling. Strong estimators also work directly from Rockwell and Siemens product catalogs to price PLC and drive hardware accurately.
What certifications should an estimator have?
The most recognized are AACE’s Certified Cost Professional (CCP) and Certified Estimating Professional (CEP), plus ASPE membership. An electrical or controls engineering background helps, and prior journeyman or field experience is valued because it makes labor-hour estimates realistic.
Why hire a contract estimator instead of full-time?
Estimating demand is bursty — it spikes at bid deadlines and capital-budget seasons and goes quiet between. A contract estimator adds senior bidding capacity for a big proposal window without carrying a full-time estimator through the slow months, then rolls off when the bid is submitted.
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