Mine engineering superintendent vs mechanical engineering manager

The differences between mine engineering superintendents and mechanical engineering managers 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 mine engineering superintendent and a mechanical engineering manager. Additionally, a mechanical engineering manager has an average salary of $116,922, which is higher than the $107,167 average annual salary of a mine engineering superintendent.

The top three skills for a mine engineering superintendent include dry docking, lean manufacturing and technical management. The most important skills for a mechanical engineering manager are CAD, mechanical design, and solidworks.

Mine engineering superintendent vs mechanical engineering manager overview

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Mechanical Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$107,167	$116,922
Hourly rate	$51.52	$56.21
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	64,473	74,789
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Mine engineering superintendent vs mechanical engineering manager salary

Mine engineering superintendents and mechanical engineering managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Mechanical Engineering Manager
Average salary	$107,167	$116,922
Salary range	Between $72,000 And $158,000	Between $82,000 And $165,000
Highest paying City	San Ramon, CA	Mountain View, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Chevron	Meta
Best paying industry	Energy	Manufacturing

Differences between mine engineering superintendent and mechanical engineering manager education

There are a few differences between a mine engineering superintendent and a mechanical engineering manager in terms of educational background:

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Mechanical Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Mine engineering superintendent vs mechanical engineering manager demographics

Here are the differences between mine engineering superintendents' and mechanical engineering managers' demographics:

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Mechanical Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 11.7% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Asian, 12.9% White, 70.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between mine engineering superintendent and mechanical engineering manager duties and responsibilities

Mine engineering superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Work with application and other infrastructure teams to facilitate application on-boarding, testing, move-ups, and user security infrastructure integration.
Coordinate the ECO process, tasks include prioritization, implementation, review, and release using MatrixOne PDM.
Utilize Kaizen events to measure facilities current performance and help identify other opportunities.

Mechanical engineering manager example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage prototype development and validation testing.
Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Work with the in-house UL and compliance engineers, ESD engineers, and the shock/vibration engineers.
Design various hand-held and permanently mount RF instruments for use in RF broadcast and transmission installations.
Engineer and/or design and/or value engineer (redesign) new and/or existing HVAC systems for commercial and/or industrial applications.
Select HVAC equipment such as boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units and roof top units.

Mine engineering superintendent vs mechanical engineering manager skills

Common mine engineering superintendent skills

Dry Docking, 15%
Lean Manufacturing, 14%
Technical Management, 11%
Construction Projects, 11%
Facilitate Repair, 9%
Construction Management, 6%

Common mechanical engineering manager skills

CAD, 9%
Mechanical Design, 8%
Solidworks, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
Mechanical Systems, 4%

Mine Engineering Superintendent vs. similar jobs

Mine Engineering Superintendent related careers

Mine Engineering Superintendent related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Executive Management Industry
Mine Engineering Superintendent
Mine Engineering Superintendent vs Mechanical Engineering Manager

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse executive management jobs