Survey party chief vs mine surveyor

The differences between survey 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 survey party chief and a mine surveyor. Additionally, a mine surveyor has an average salary of $62,819, which is higher than the $45,923 average annual salary of a survey party chief.

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

Survey party chief vs mine surveyor overview

	Survey Party Chief	Mine Surveyor
Yearly salary	$45,923	$62,819
Hourly rate	$22.08	$30.20
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	15,901	2,437
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Survey party chief vs mine surveyor salary

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

	Survey Party Chief	Mine Surveyor
Average salary	$45,923	$62,819
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $66,000	Between $42,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	Jackson, NJ	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Bowman Consulting Group	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between survey party chief and mine surveyor education

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

	Survey Party Chief	Mine Surveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	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

Survey party chief vs mine surveyor demographics

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

	Survey Party Chief	Mine Surveyor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 96.7% Female, 3.3%	Male, 96.5% Female, 3.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 5.0% White, 75.6% 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 survey party chief and mine surveyor duties and responsibilities

Survey party chief example responsibilities.

Utilize GPS technology to manage a two man robotic crew assign to residential/ commercial development projects.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of the GIS.
Shoot grade, and set centerline for carpenter's.
Provide daily support activities for desktop support, data network, and server management.
Record measurements and descriptive data in various forms and formats including SMI and TDS software.
Draft topographic, ALTA, preliminary/final plats for the survey department utilizing Carlson (CADD embed) software.

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.

Survey party chief vs mine surveyor skills

Common survey party chief skills

GPS, 18%
Survey Party, 10%
Survey Equipment, 8%
Survey Data, 6%
Data Collection, 6%
Topographic Surveys, 5%

Common mine surveyor skills

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