Telephone surveyor vs mine surveyor

The differences between telephone surveyors 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 telephone surveyor and a mine surveyor. Additionally, a mine surveyor has an average salary of $62,819, which is higher than the $59,484 average annual salary of a telephone surveyor.

The top three skills for a telephone surveyor include outbound calls, customer service and conduct surveys. The most important skills for a mine surveyor are GPS, autocad, and survey equipment.

Telephone surveyor vs mine surveyor overview

	Telephone Surveyor	Mine Surveyor
Yearly salary	$59,484	$62,819
Hourly rate	$28.60	$30.20
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	3,061	2,437
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Telephone surveyor vs mine surveyor salary

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

	Telephone Surveyor	Mine Surveyor
Average salary	$59,484	$62,819
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $96,000	Between $42,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between telephone surveyor and mine surveyor education

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

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

Telephone surveyor vs mine surveyor demographics

Here are the differences between telephone surveyors' and mine surveyors' demographics:

	Telephone Surveyor	Mine Surveyor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 35.4% Female, 64.6%	Male, 96.5% Female, 3.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 5.1% White, 75.1% 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 telephone surveyor and mine surveyor duties and responsibilities

Telephone surveyor example responsibilities.

Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Experience in working with difficult-to-survey populations such as physicians, Medicaid populations, retirees, and people suffering from chronic disease conditions
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.

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.

Telephone surveyor vs mine surveyor skills

Common telephone surveyor skills

Outbound Calls, 30%
Customer Service, 15%
Conduct Surveys, 12%
Data Collection, 5%
Telephone Surveys, 5%
Survey Data, 5%

Common mine surveyor skills

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