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Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$106,220
United States, 2025
Employment
6,080
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. May specify the ground support systems, processes, and equipment for safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction or underground construction activities. May inspect areas for unsafe geological conditions, equipment, and working conditions. May design, implement, and coordinate mine safety programs.
- O*NET code
- 17-2151.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
- Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
- Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
- Select locations and plan underground or surface mining operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction of minerals and ores.
- Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating mines.
- Monitor mine production rates to assess operational effectiveness.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate technicians, technologists, survey personnel, engineers, scientists or other mine personnel.
- Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$67,490
25th percentile
$85,280
75th percentile
$136,590
90th percentile
$169,990
Most important skills
- Complex Problem Solving4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Writing4.0
- Active Listening3.9
- Systems Evaluation3.8
- Mathematics3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Systems Analysis3.8
- Science3.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 21 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
21
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.0 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.1 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Mathematics | 3.8 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.8 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.5 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Science | 3.5 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Management of Material Resources | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $173,790 | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $166,770 | 160 | 2025 |
| CA | $158,130 | 520 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $144,230 | 180 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | $141,080 | 80 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $131,770 | 160 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $131,660 | 70 | 2025 |
| OK | $131,660 | 90 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $125,980 | 30 | 2025 |
| UT | $125,520 | 230 | 2025 |
| AK | $124,630 | 300 | 2025 |
| ID | $123,680 | 110 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $119,990 | 50 | 2025 |
| WY | $119,010 | 210 | 2025 |
| Wheeling, WV | $117,670 | 30 | 2025 |
| FL | $117,500 | 50 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $114,290 | 250 | 2025 |
| IN | $113,640 | 60 | 2025 |
| IL | $107,690 | — | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | $107,660 | 40 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.