Party chief vs mine surveyor

The differences between party chiefs and mine surveyors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a party chief and a mine surveyor. Additionally, a mine surveyor has an average salary of $62,819, which is higher than the $44,955 average annual salary of a party chief.

The top three skills for a party chief include topographic surveys, boundary surveys and data collection. The most important skills for a mine surveyor are GPS, autocad, and survey equipment.

Party chief vs mine surveyor overview

	Party Chief	Mine Surveyor
Yearly salary	$44,955	$62,819
Hourly rate	$21.61	$30.20
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	15,579	2,437
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Party chief vs mine surveyor salary

Party chiefs and mine surveyors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Party Chief	Mine Surveyor
Average salary	$44,955	$62,819
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $66,000	Between $42,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between party chief and mine surveyor education

There are a few differences between a party chief and a mine surveyor in terms of educational background:

	Party Chief	Mine Surveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Surveying, Mapping, And Hydraulic Technologies	Surveying, Mapping, And Hydraulic Technologies
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Party chief vs mine surveyor demographics

Here are the differences between party chiefs' and mine surveyors' demographics:

	Party Chief	Mine Surveyor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 94.2% Female, 5.8%	Male, 96.5% Female, 3.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 4.9% White, 75.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 4.9% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between party chief and mine surveyor duties and responsibilities

Party chief example responsibilities.

Utilize GPS technology to manage a two man robotic crew assign to residential/ commercial development projects.
Party chief, survey technician using Carlson SurvCADD.
Learned several data collectors (SMI, Carlson, etc ...).
Learned and become an expert with the SurveyPro software on the TDS Recon.
Research plats, property records, section data, benchmarks, GIS control, utility maps, etc.
Perform quality control and quality assurance reviews on exhibit documents submit to RMP for the right-of-way acquisition process.

Mine surveyor example responsibilities.

Create software to automate the input of survey/mapping data into autocad and draft maps.
Manage task training and laboratory/field safety according to MSHA standards.
Work with Carlson mining software.
Implement GPS machine guidance (CAES basic) systems to improve control over mining operations and reduce costs.
Conduct pit progress surveys, using GPS and total stations, to insure material tracking, schedule verification, and reconciliation.
Assist in coordination and supervise technicians during XRF assay lab sample preparation and analysis activities.

Party chief vs mine surveyor skills

Common party chief skills

Topographic Surveys, 12%
Boundary Surveys, 11%
Data Collection, 9%
Construction Layout, 7%
CAD, 7%
Survey Data, 4%

Common mine surveyor skills

GPS, 22%
Autocad, 22%
Survey Equipment, 12%
CMS, 8%
Survey Data, 8%
Carlson, 6%