Mine engineering superintendent vs product engineering manager

The differences between mine engineering superintendents and product 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 product engineering manager. Additionally, a product engineering manager has an average salary of $125,592, 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 product engineering manager are project management, product management, and product engineering.

Mine engineering superintendent vs product engineering manager overview

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Product Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$107,167	$125,592
Hourly rate	$51.52	$60.38
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	64,473	148,619
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Mine engineering superintendent vs product engineering manager salary

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

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Product Engineering Manager
Average salary	$107,167	$125,592
Salary range	Between $72,000 And $158,000	Between $90,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	San Ramon, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Chevron	Airbnb
Best paying industry	Energy	Technology

Differences between mine engineering superintendent and product engineering manager education

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

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Product Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Mine engineering superintendent vs product engineering manager demographics

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

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Product Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%	Male, 91.7% Female, 8.3%
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, 2.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Asian, 14.8% White, 69.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between mine engineering superintendent and product 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.

Product engineering manager example responsibilities.

Design, build and manage the ParagusIT OpenStack base private cloud.
Lead global engineering team in pursuit of major European OEM's medium and heavy-duty axle business.
Manage and coordinate communication with SME teams during disasters.
Manage outsourced/contract vendors and suppliers including HVAC, elevators, electrical and mechanical systems.
Manage a group of engineers that design semi-custom commercial / industrial HVAC and refrigeration equipment.
Participate and lead multiple Kaizen events, including facility layout, productivity, system integration and setup reductions.

Mine engineering superintendent vs product 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 product engineering manager skills

Project Management, 7%
Product Management, 7%
Product Engineering, 7%
Product Line, 5%
Java, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%

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