Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Conduct sub-surface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. May specify the ground support systems, processes and equipment for safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction or underground construction activities. May inspect areas for unsafe geological conditions, equipment, and working conditions. May design, implement, and coordinate mine safety programs.
Also called: Mine Engineer, Mining Consultant, Mining Engineer, Project Engineer
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- design
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills:
- reading work related information
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
- group things in different ways
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Independence
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
- GEO-SLOPE GeoStudio
- Maptek Vulcan
Data base user interface and query software
- GijimaAst Mining Solutions International Mine2-4D
- Microsoft Access
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Carlson SurvCADD
Education:
certificate after college
