Mine superintendent vs field supervisor

The differences between mine superintendents and field 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 field supervisor. Additionally, a mine superintendent has an average salary of $61,805, which is higher than the $42,894 average annual salary of a field supervisor.

The top three skills for a mine superintendent include equipment maintenance, capital projects and mine planning. The most important skills for a field supervisor are customer service, quality standards, and emergency situations.

Mine superintendent vs field supervisor overview

	Mine Superintendent	Field Supervisor
Yearly salary	$61,805	$42,894
Hourly rate	$29.71	$20.62
Growth rate	6%	8%
Number of jobs	11,435	56,540
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Mine superintendent vs field supervisor salary

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

	Mine Superintendent	Field Supervisor
Average salary	$61,805	$42,894
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $120,000	Between $30,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PNM Resources
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between mine superintendent and field supervisor education

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

	Mine Superintendent	Field Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Mining Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mine superintendent vs field supervisor demographics

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

	Mine Superintendent	Field Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 82.3% Female, 17.7%
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, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 1.4% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between mine superintendent and field 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.

Field supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage well site personnel and all lease operators, completing records, ensuring certifications and maintaining personnel data when require.
Project manage and monitor all print job requests via TRAC (RICOH web base job requesting and reporting tool).
Manage logistics and implementation of an experiential marketing campaign in a mall setting - including on-site management.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as trucks and trailers, mowers, snow blowers and power tools.
Have pipe, unlimite plate, and sheet metal certifications.
Operate machinery including mowers, trimmers, thatchers, and aerators.

Mine superintendent vs field supervisor skills

Common mine superintendent skills

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

Common field supervisor skills

Customer Service, 12%
Quality Standards, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Direct Supervision, 7%
HR, 7%