Hiring Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Employers across the 17 metro areas we have BLS OEWS wage data for pay mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers a median of $74,900 to $173,790 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A search through recruitlocalpros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340, set by seniority, never by location or salary. Our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.
What do mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers do?
- 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.
Core tasks, O*NET OnLine, 17-2151.00.
What does it take to become one?
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
O*NET Job Zone 4, SVP (7.0 to < 8.0). O*NET OnLine.
Employers commonly list experience with Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Business software applications, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint for this role.
What do mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers get paid?
BLS OEWS, May 2025 publishes a wage for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in 17 of the metro areas in this build. The median ranges from $74,900 to $173,790 a year depending on the metro, with a midpoint of $114,290. This is what employers pay, place of work, not a single national figure and not what any one person takes home.
BLS OEWS, BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 17-2151.
What does hiring one cost?
The same as any role: tier, not location or salary, sets the fee. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest published median for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in this build is $173,790. A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $34,758 to $52,137 on the first year salary alone, 20 to 30%.
Frequently asked
- How fast can a mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers search fill?
- 23 to 35 days, 2 to 3x faster than a typical contingency search, per the recruiting provider's published figures.
- What if the hire does not work out?
- A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.
Price a mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers search
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