Mine superintendent vs crew supervisor

The differences between mine superintendents and crew 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 mine superintendent and a crew supervisor. Additionally, a mine superintendent has an average salary of $61,805, which is higher than the $41,760 average annual salary of a crew supervisor.

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

Mine superintendent vs crew supervisor overview

	Mine Superintendent	Crew Supervisor
Yearly salary	$61,805	$41,760
Hourly rate	$29.71	$20.08
Growth rate	6%	18%
Number of jobs	11,435	68,330
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Mine superintendent vs crew supervisor salary

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

	Mine Superintendent	Crew Supervisor
Average salary	$61,805	$41,760
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $120,000	Between $30,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Hill International
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between mine superintendent and crew supervisor education

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

	Mine Superintendent	Crew Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Mining Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mine superintendent vs crew supervisor demographics

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

	Mine Superintendent	Crew Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
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, 5.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 1.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between mine superintendent and crew supervisor 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 supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform all excavations.
Maintain procedural hierarchy and chain of command.
Operate a bobcat and excavator to complete job tasks.
Provide technical support of all as-built data and field sketches to drafting.
Ensure pre-operational checks of firefighting equipment are in safe and working order.
Dig ditches and level earth to grade specification by using a pick and shovel.

Mine superintendent vs crew supervisor skills

Common mine superintendent skills

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

Common crew supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 22%
CDL, 6%
Mowing, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Safety Standards, 4%
CPR, 3%