Lead miner vs project supervisor

The differences between lead miners and project 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 project supervisor. Additionally, a lead miner has an average salary of $55,517, which is higher than the $53,609 average annual salary of a project supervisor.

The top three skills for a lead miner include ground support, RAN and ground control. The most important skills for a project supervisor are project management, customer service, and safety standards.

Lead miner vs project supervisor overview

	Lead Miner	Project Supervisor
Yearly salary	$55,517	$53,609
Hourly rate	$26.69	$25.77
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	1,653	20,450
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Lead miner vs project supervisor salary

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

	Lead Miner	Project Supervisor
Average salary	$55,517	$53,609
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $108,000	Between $29,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	Union City, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Pacific Gas and Electric
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between lead miner and project supervisor education

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

	Lead Miner	Project Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Mining Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead miner vs project supervisor demographics

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

	Lead Miner	Project Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%	Male, 79.4% Female, 20.6%
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, 5.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 1.4% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between lead miner and project 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.

Project supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage paving of asphalt for road reconstruction and estimate cost base on gather quantities of daily progress.
Manage and supervise residential remodel and new construction projects.
Maintain all accounting and payroll for small business and manage all small business operations including marketing.
Install cabling, copper, fiber, test, in accordance with NEC TIA/EIA NIST standards.
weed eating blowing mowing hedge trimming mulching property maintenance garden work etc ...
Assemble or install metal framing or decorative trim for windows, doorways, or vents.

Lead miner vs project supervisor skills

Common lead miner skills

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

Common project supervisor skills

Project Management, 13%
Customer Service, 12%
Safety Standards, 8%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Fire Protection, 6%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%