Lead miner vs crew supervisor

The differences between lead miners and crew supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a lead miner and a crew supervisor. Additionally, a lead miner has an average salary of $55,517, which is higher than the $41,760 average annual salary of a crew supervisor.

The top three skills for a lead miner include ground support, RAN and ground control. The most important skills for a crew supervisor are safety procedures, CDL, and mowing.

Lead miner vs crew supervisor overview

	Lead Miner	Crew Supervisor
Yearly salary	$55,517	$41,760
Hourly rate	$26.69	$20.08
Growth rate	-	18%
Number of jobs	1,653	68,330
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Lead miner vs crew supervisor salary

Lead miners and crew supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Miner	Crew Supervisor
Average salary	$55,517	$41,760
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $108,000	Between $30,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Hill International
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between lead miner and crew supervisor education

There are a few differences between a lead miner and a crew supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Lead Miner	Crew Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Mining Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead miner vs crew supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between lead miners' and crew supervisors' demographics:

	Lead Miner	Crew Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 26.3% Asian, 1.4% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 1.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between lead miner and crew supervisor duties and responsibilities

Lead miner example responsibilities.

Operate and maintain the concrete plant and manage formulation of shotcrete and concrete batches.
Belt cleanup, timber/crib/can installation, masonry work, out-by drilling and bolt installation, rock dusting, general mine labor.
Operate levers to move conveyor booms or shovels so that coal can be place into cars or onto conveyors.

Crew supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform all excavations.
Maintain procedural hierarchy and chain of command.
Operate a bobcat and excavator to complete job tasks.
Provide technical support of all as-built data and field sketches to drafting.
Ensure pre-operational checks of firefighting equipment are in safe and working order.
Dig ditches and level earth to grade specification by using a pick and shovel.

Lead miner vs crew supervisor skills

Common lead miner skills

Ground Support, 33%
RAN, 13%
Ground Control, 12%
Shovels, 12%
Safety Standards, 11%
Underground Mine, 11%

Common crew supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 22%
CDL, 6%
Mowing, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Safety Standards, 4%
CPR, 3%