Salary for Mining Engineer Jobs

Updated: 10 Feb 2012
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Salary$55,136 - $100,149  
   
Bonus$1,038 - $19,315  
Profit Sharing$1,490 - $10,022  
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$54,906 - $107,727  
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Patriot CoalNot enough data
Peabody EnergyNot enough data
Newmont Mining CorporationNot enough data
Popular Industries

Salary Range

Coal Mining$56,295 - $92,506
Gold Mining$55,928 - $91,627
Other Ore Mining$56,215 - $90,350
Engineering Consulting$52,341 - $83,981
Aggregates, Asphalt, Cement$51,790 - $83,247

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Key Statistics for Mining Engineer Jobs

Gender
Female
5%
female alumni
 
Male
95%
male alumni
Salary:Not enough data $60,309 - $86,079
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
7%
1-4 years
44%
5-9 years
18%
10-19 years
20%
20 years or more
11%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 91% dental benefits Dental: 82%
vision benefits Vision: 64% employee benefits None: 5%

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Career Path for Mining Engineer Jobs

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Mining Engineer

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$54,906 - $107,727
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Mine Engineer
$48,217 - $103,159
Project Engineer
$46,011 - $105,937
 
Common Future Jobs

Mining Engineer

Salary Range

$54,906 - $107,727
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Mining / Geological Engineer, or Mining Safety Engineer
$38,678 - $123,706
 

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Mining Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Mining Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Determine the location and plan the extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel. Work involves conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mines and planning their development; examining deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit; making geological and topographical surveys; evolving methods of mining best suited to character, type, and size of deposits; and supervising mining operations.

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