Along with an exciting career path offering significant salaries for individuals who advance within the industry, mining jobs offer travel possibilities as well.
Since the major mining companies now run mines and operations on literally every continent of the world except for Antarctica, an individual has a good chance of landing a job where they will be well paid to live in another country, as well as to enjoy the benefits of getting to meet foreign nationals and experience a different culture entirely.
As an example, “allarounders” in the Australian mining sector make upwards of $100,000 per year.
Entry level jobs are not so exciting and lucrative, revolving around driving a dump truck, working behind the scenes in the administrative office, or providing food catering services to the voracious miners themselves, but they will at least get you inside the mining industry.
The mining industry has experienced a fifty percent rate of personnel growth over the last decade or so, highlighting the careers’ future in this exciting field. Although there are a number of minimal educational level positions available, many of the better ones require advanced degrees, or at least certificates earned from apprenticeships. Below is a list of a number of different mining job opportunities and careers, along with their certification or educational requirements to be considered seriously for them.
Mining and Exploration Jobs:
Certificate Level I
Utility Worker – requires Drilling
Certificate Level II
Driller’s Assistant – requires Drilling (Mining and Engineering)
Survey Assistant – requires Surveying (Mining and Engineering)
Field Assistant – requires Mining Field/Exploration Operations
Assistant Sampler – requires Mining Field/Exploration Operations
Certificate Level III
Driller – requires Drilling (Mining and Engineering)
Survey Field Assistant – requires Surveying (Mining and Engineering)
Pit Technician – requires Mining Exploration
Underground Sampler – requires Mining Exploration
Certificate Level IV
Senior Driller – requires Drilling
Survey Technician – requires Surveying (Mining and Engineering)
Diploma
Drill Supervisor – requires Diploma of Drilling
Geo-technician – requires Diploma of Geo-science
Surveyor – requires Diploma of Surveying (Mining and Engineering)
Advanced Diploma
Drill Engineer – requires Advanced Diploma of Drilling Operations
Mine Engineering Surveyor – requires Advanced Diploma of Surveying (Mining and Engineering)
University Advanced Degrees
Petroleum Geologist – requires
* Bachelor of Engineering (Oil and Gas)
* Bachelor of Science – majoring in environmental geoscience or geology
* Bachelor of Science (Earth Science)
* Bachelor of Science (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology)
* Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology)
* Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Geology)
* Bachelor of Engineering (Ocean Science Engineering)
* Bachelor of Science (Physical Science)
* Bachelor of Science (Petroleum Geoscience)
Mine Engineering Surveyor – requires
* Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Systems)
Surveyor – requires
* Bachelor of Science (Geographic Information Science)
* Bachelor of Surveying
* Bachelor of Science (Mine and Engineering Surveying)
* Bachelor of Science (Cartography)
* Bachelor of Science (Mine and Engineering Surveying)
Geologist – requires
* Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology)
* Bachelor of Science (Physical Science)
* Bachelor of Science (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology)
* Bachelor of Science (Earth Science)
* Bachelor of Science – majoring in environmental geoscience or geology
* Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Geology)
Mineralogist – requires
* Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
* Bachelor of Science (Mineral Science)
* Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Geology)
* Bachelor of Science – majoring in environmental geoscience or geology
* Bachelor of Science (Earth Science)
* Bachelor of Science (Physical Science)
* Bachelor of Science (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology)
* Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology)
Geochemist – requires
* Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Geology)
* Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology)
* Bachelor of Science (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology)
* Bachelor of Science (Earth Science)
* Bachelor of Science – majoring in environmental geoscience or geology
* Bachelor of Science (Physical Science)
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