Lead miner, blasting vs lead painter

The differences between lead miners, blasting and lead painters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a lead miner, blasting, becoming a lead painter takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a lead miner, blasting has an average salary of $52,761, which is higher than the $40,823 average annual salary of a lead painter.

The top three skills for a lead miner, blasting include CDL, and . The most important skills for a lead painter are XRF, safety procedures, and OSHA.

Lead miner, blasting vs lead painter overview

	Lead Miner, Blasting	Lead Painter
Yearly salary	$52,761	$40,823
Hourly rate	$25.37	$19.63
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	1,672	5,163
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	28	42
Years of experience	4	-

Lead miner, blasting vs lead painter salary

Lead miners, blasting and lead painters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Miner, Blasting	Lead Painter
Average salary	$52,761	$40,823
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $107,000	Between $24,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between lead miner, blasting and lead painter education

There are a few differences between a lead miner, blasting and a lead painter in terms of educational background:

	Lead Miner, Blasting	Lead Painter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead miner, blasting vs lead painter demographics

Here are the differences between lead miners, blasting' and lead painters' demographics:

	Lead Miner, Blasting	Lead Painter
Average age	28	42
Gender ratio	Male, 98.4% Female, 1.6%	Male, 91.5% Female, 8.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, -0.1% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 28.4% Asian, 2.1% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	5%

Differences between lead miner, blasting and lead painter duties and responsibilities

Lead miner, blasting example responsibilities.

Operate and maintain the concrete plant and manage formulation of shotcrete and concrete batches.
Complete necessary event paperwork/shot report documentation as per company and ATF requirements.
Oil and lubricate mining equipment.

Lead painter example responsibilities.

Manage painting crews in both commercial and industrial environments from swing stage to high boom work.
Set up portable equipment such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, and scaffolding.
Use of proper PPE per chemical uses.
Verify adherence to ISO requirements and quality control standards.
Prime, paint and detail/finishing techniques using HVLP automotive paint systems.
Maintain the utmost compliance with ISO and other operating standards and procedures.

Lead miner, blasting vs lead painter skills

Common lead miner, blasting skills

CDL, 100%

Common lead painter skills

XRF, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
OSHA, 8%
Coats, 8%
Caulking, 8%
Exterior Painting, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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