Mining consultant vs mine inspector

The differences between mining consultants and mine inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a mining consultant and a mine inspector. Additionally, a mining consultant has an average salary of $67,984, which is higher than the $56,882 average annual salary of a mine inspector.

The top three skills for a mining consultant include geotechnical, SAS and financial models. The most important skills for a mine inspector are mine safety, MSHA, and health laws.

Mining consultant vs mine inspector overview

	Mining Consultant	Mine Inspector
Yearly salary	$67,984	$56,882
Hourly rate	$32.68	$27.35
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	19,702	16,834
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Mining consultant vs mine inspector salary

Mining consultants and mine inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mining Consultant	Mine Inspector
Average salary	$67,984	$56,882
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $115,000	Between $25,000 And $124,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	Michigan	-
Best paying company	SRK Consulting	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between mining consultant and mine inspector education

There are a few differences between a mining consultant and a mine inspector in terms of educational background:

	Mining Consultant	Mine Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Mining Engineering	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Mining consultant vs mine inspector demographics

Here are the differences between mining consultants' and mine inspectors' demographics:

	Mining Consultant	Mine Inspector
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 17.2% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 16.9% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between mining consultant and mine inspector duties and responsibilities

Mining consultant example responsibilities.

Manage several SDLC phases for enterprise systems used by state government agencies to perform environmental and environmental management.
Define and document a new application architecture which load client databases with properly format data using in-house develop Java ETL applications.
Assist national and multi-national companies with investment interests with micro and macro economic research.

Mine inspector example responsibilities.

Inspect surface mine operations including electric shovels and drag lines.
Assist Montana mining companies with development of their MSHA approve safety-training programs.
Work with other CMI's very well and communicate with them daily.
Utilize and maintain GPS surveying equipment for traditional surveys and machine guidance systems.
Mine production 2 million TPY and 12 million CY excavate per year.

Mining consultant vs mine inspector skills

Common mining consultant skills

Geotechnical, 61%
SAS, 14%
Financial Models, 10%
SQL Server, 9%
Text Mining, 6%

Common mine inspector skills

Mine Safety, 51%
MSHA, 22%
Health Laws, 16%
DEP, 11%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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