Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining

in California

Determine the location and plan the extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel. Work involves conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mines and planning their development; examining deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit; making geological and topographical surveys; evolving methods of mining best suited to character, type, and size of deposits; and supervising mining operations. [More Details...]

Skills - Importance and Competence Level for this occupation (1-low, 100-high)

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Active Learning	92	81
Active Listening	77	65
Coordination	87	74
Critical Thinking	95	76
Equipment Selection	88	81
Idea Evaluation	93	74
Idea Generation	85	75
Identification of Key Causes	82	76
Identifying Downstream Consequences	80	75
Implementation Planning	90	74
Information Gathering	95	79
Information Organization	87	73
Judgment and Decision Making	93	81
Mathematics	97	81
Monitoring	80	71
Operations Analysis	95	83
Problem Identification	85	74
Reading Comprehension	92	76
Science	97	79
Solution Appraisal	85	79
Speaking	82	63
Synthesis/Reorganization	90	74
Systems Evaluation	75	68
Systems Perception	78	65
Technology Design	82	68
Testing	88	68
Time Management	77	64
Visioning	78	73
Writing	90	75

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Wages

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Area	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
			25th	Median	75th
California	2023	$57.16	$47.76	$52.43	$70.77

Education

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Workers must have a Bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation.However, those with related work experience would have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Training Programs

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The following are the training programs available for the Occupation: Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining

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