Mine equipment operator vs traveling plant operator

The differences between mine equipment operators and traveling plant operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a traveling plant operator has an average salary of $45,267, which is higher than the $43,664 average annual salary of a mine equipment operator.

Mine equipment operator vs traveling plant operator overview

	Mine Equipment Operator	Traveling Plant Operator
Yearly salary	$43,664	$45,267
Hourly rate	$20.99	$21.76
Growth rate	1%	5%
Number of jobs	40,310	35,853
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	40	45
Years of experience	-	2

Mine equipment operator vs traveling plant operator salary

Mine equipment operators and traveling plant operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mine Equipment Operator	Traveling Plant Operator
Average salary	$43,664	$45,267
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $56,000	Between $33,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between mine equipment operator and traveling plant operator education

There are a few differences between a mine equipment operator and a traveling plant operator in terms of educational background:

	Mine Equipment Operator	Traveling Plant Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mine equipment operator vs traveling plant operator demographics

Here are the differences between mine equipment operators' and traveling plant operators' demographics:

	Mine Equipment Operator	Traveling Plant Operator
Average age	40	45
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 40.9% Female, 59.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 25.4% Asian, 1.8% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 0.9% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0%
LGBT Percentage	3%	2%

Differences between mine equipment operator and traveling plant operator duties and responsibilities

Mine equipment operator example responsibilities.

Operate other various equipment including but not limit to shovels, loaders, snow plows, and water trucks.
Track Dozers: D8L, D9.
Operate heavy equipment such as loaders, forklifts, mining trucks and dump trucks.
Remove debris such as loose shale from channels and planer travel areas using battery and diesel scoops.
Preform grind checks every shift to determine if any work needs to be done before start up of crusher plant.
Follow all power equipment rules and regulation including any regulatory agency policies to include OSHA.

Traveling plant operator example responsibilities.

Develop and manage a comprehensive vendor qualification program to support the GMP manufacture of vaccine products.
Follow up customers complaints, report them to vendors to improve their services.
Plan, coordinate, and execute tours and arrange professional technical visits for Japanese customers.
Prepare asphalt mixtures per customer requirements, load and unload tankers and monitor tanks and assist with paperwork
Work together as a four-man team manually making plywood, pull green chain.

Mine equipment operator vs traveling plant operator skills

Common mine equipment operator skills

Loaders, 22%
Graders, 19%
End Loaders, 17%
OSHA, 13%
Shovels, 13%
MSHA, 10%

Common traveling plant operator skills

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