Lead miner vs field supervisor

The differences between lead miners and field 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 field supervisor. Additionally, a lead miner has an average salary of $55,517, which is higher than the $42,894 average annual salary of a field supervisor.

The top three skills for a lead miner include ground support, RAN and ground control. The most important skills for a field supervisor are customer service, quality standards, and emergency situations.

Lead miner vs field supervisor overview

	Lead Miner	Field Supervisor
Yearly salary	$55,517	$42,894
Hourly rate	$26.69	$20.62
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	1,653	56,540
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Lead miner vs field supervisor salary

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

	Lead Miner	Field Supervisor
Average salary	$55,517	$42,894
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $108,000	Between $30,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PNM Resources
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between lead miner and field supervisor education

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

	Lead Miner	Field Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Mining Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead miner vs field supervisor demographics

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

	Lead Miner	Field Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%	Male, 82.3% Female, 17.7%
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, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 1.4% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between lead miner and field 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.

Field supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage well site personnel and all lease operators, completing records, ensuring certifications and maintaining personnel data when require.
Project manage and monitor all print job requests via TRAC (RICOH web base job requesting and reporting tool).
Manage logistics and implementation of an experiential marketing campaign in a mall setting - including on-site management.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as trucks and trailers, mowers, snow blowers and power tools.
Have pipe, unlimite plate, and sheet metal certifications.
Operate machinery including mowers, trimmers, thatchers, and aerators.

Lead miner vs field supervisor skills

Common lead miner skills

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

Common field supervisor skills

Customer Service, 12%
Quality Standards, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Direct Supervision, 7%
HR, 7%