Rewarding Careers in Mining
Did You Know? The mining industry will need thousands of additional workers per year up to the year 2016!
Many Canadians have found rewarding careers in the mining industry. Read the following mining employment profiles and discover how careers in mining have fulfilled their employment objectives, enriched their lives and provided them with excellent compensation and benefits.
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Careers at a Glance
| Career Salary Range | ($CDN / year) |
| Chief Engineer | $91,000 to $125,000 |
| Senior Mine Engineer | $94,000 to $110,000 |
| Mine Engineer | $68,000 to $93,000 |
| Junior Mine Engineer | $55,000 to $81,000 |
| New grad Eng-Mine (undergraduate degree) | $51,000 to $73,000 |
| Chief Mine Geologist | $81,000 to $113,000 |
| Mine Geologist | $65,000 to $88,000 |
| Chief Surveyor | $55,000 to $78,000 |
| Mine Technologist | $51,000 to $72,000 |
| Chief Metallurgist | $78,000 to $111,000 |
| Metallurigcal/Process Engineer | $67,000 to $89,000 |
| Senior Plant Technologist | $59,000 to $81,000 |
| Plant Technologist | $50,000 to $70,000 |
| Laboratory Supervisor | $63,000 to $86,000 |
| Maintenance Foreman (mine or plant) | $69,000 to $94,000 |
| Planning Foreman | $72,000 to $97,000 |
| Maintenance Planner | $62,000 to $86,000 |
| Senior Buyer | $66,000 to $91,000 |
| Buyer | $54,000 to $75,000 |
| Warehouse Foreman | $65,000 to $88,000 |
| Inventory Analyst | $49,000 to $68,000 |
| Human Resources Manager | $91,000 to $127,000 |
| Human Resources Supervisor | $66,000 to $94,000 |
| Chief Accountant | $90,000 to $122,000 |
| Senior Accountant | $72,000 to $100,000 |
| Accountant/Accounting Supervisor | $60,000 to $83,000 |
| Accounts Payable Clerk | $40,000 to $54,000 |
| Payroll Supervisor | $57,000 to $78,000 |
| Superintendent of Environmental Services | $86,000 to $121,000 |
| Environmental Officer | $58,000 to $81,000 |
| Health & Safety Coordinator | $60,000 to $84,000 |
| Geomatics Specialist | $100,000 to $110,000 |
| GIS Technician | $65,000 to $80,000 |
| Geological Modeler | $55,000 to $60,000 |
| Geological Technician | $45,000 to $55,000 |
| Environmental Technician | $55,000 to $65,000 |
| Surface Miner | $75,000 to $85,000 |
| Underground Miner | $80,000 to $85,000 |
| Mineral Processing Operator Technician | $57,000 to $65,000 |
| Supervisor | $80,000 to $90,000 |
| Surveyor | $65,000 to $70,000 |
| Trainer | $55,000 to $80,000 |
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