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Overview
The work involves supervising mining and quarrying operations, keeping site data and records, checking safety conditions, coordinating supplies and overseeing construction or planning activities at the mine site.
In job descriptions, look for mine planning, safety inspections, production schedules, heavy equipment, mine site data, operational records, supplies, accident investigation, environmental reporting and supervision of crews.
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Mine supervisors keep mining or quarrying work organised across crews, equipment, schedules and site conditions. The role combines production follow-up with safety checks, records, supplies and communication about mine equipment.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes mine planning software, site data, safety inspections, production scheduling, heavy equipment coordination, operational records, supplies and practical knowledge of geology or mineral resources.
Salary context
Salary context depends on size and type of site, underground or surface work, number of workers supervised, production targets, safety accountability, equipment responsibility, shift pattern and incident-response duties.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior site supervision, mine planning, production management, health and safety coordination, operations management, resource evaluation support or contractor management.
Good to know
Check whether adverts describe the mine type, crew size, equipment, safety duties, planning software, production schedule, record keeping, environmental reporting and authority to stop or adjust work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
MINING AND QUARRYING
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include mine shift manager and mine safety officer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
BMINING AND QUARRYING
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Mining supervisors (3121)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5c14982e-375d-47c5-9ea1-e9bcf3884643 |
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| ESCO code | 3121.1 |
| ISCO group | 3121 |
| Concept type | Occupation |