Mine superintendent vs crew leader

The differences between mine superintendents and crew leaders 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 superintendent and a crew leader. Additionally, a mine superintendent has an average salary of $61,805, which is higher than the $37,983 average annual salary of a crew leader.

The top three skills for a mine superintendent include equipment maintenance, capital projects and mine planning. The most important skills for a crew leader are CDL, safety procedures, and CPR.

Mine superintendent vs crew leader overview

	Mine Superintendent	Crew Leader
Yearly salary	$61,805	$37,983
Hourly rate	$29.71	$18.26
Growth rate	6%	18%
Number of jobs	11,435	124,681
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Mine superintendent vs crew leader salary

Mine superintendents and crew leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mine Superintendent	Crew Leader
Average salary	$61,805	$37,983
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $120,000	Between $27,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Concord, NH
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Regional Medical Center- Orangeburg
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between mine superintendent and crew leader education

There are a few differences between a mine superintendent and a crew leader in terms of educational background:

	Mine Superintendent	Crew Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Mining Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mine superintendent vs crew leader demographics

Here are the differences between mine superintendents' and crew leaders' demographics:

	Mine Superintendent	Crew Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 1.5% White, 69.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 1.5% White, 66.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between mine superintendent and crew leader duties and responsibilities

Mine superintendent example responsibilities.

Coordinate construction of new crushing/conveying system and lead MSHA inspections.
Promote safety awareness and prevention resulting in zero MSHA citations for six consecutive inspections.
Skil in dragline and land clearing for future mining.

Crew leader example responsibilities.

Manage 3-6 mow crews that vary from 2-6 on a crew.
Manage crews for mowing residents and businesses
Use hand tools such as clippers, shovels, racks, pruning saws, bush trimmers, and hedge trimmers.
Complete safety training programs first aid, OSHA and CPR.
Instruct teenage youth how to safely use basic hand tools such as weed eaters, shovels, and rakes.
Strengthen performance ratings and customer satisfaction by collaborating with leadership to gather information need to accurately execute assign projects.

Mine superintendent vs crew leader skills

Common mine superintendent skills

Equipment Maintenance, 41%
Capital Projects, 14%
Mine Planning, 13%
MSHA, 9%
RAN, 5%
Mine Operations, 5%

Common crew leader skills

CDL, 12%
Safety Procedures, 10%
CPR, 10%
Cleanliness, 9%
Customer Service, 7%
OSHA, 6%