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ANZSCO 233611Updated 2026-01-29
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)
National shortage level: Strong
ANZSCO 233611OSCA 243631
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 180k
Weekly earnings: AUD 3460
Salary range: AUD 162k-AUD 198k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
46.7%
WA
28.4%
QLD
13.1%
NSW
Education mix
59.3%
bachelor degree
26.8%
Post graduate
5.1%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Mining Engineers (excluding Petroleum) plan and direct the engineering aspects of locating and extracting minerals from the earth.
What you do
- • Conducts preliminary surveys of mineral deposits with prospectors, geologists, geophysicists, other mineral scientists and other engineers to determine the resources present, the feasibility of extracting the reserves, and the design and development of the extraction process.
- • Prepares operation and project cost estimates and production schedules, and reports progress, production and costs compared to budget.
- • Determines the most suitable methods of ore extraction taking account of such factors as depth of overburden, and attitude and physical characteristics of deposits and surrounding strata.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (59.3%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Assesses the safety risks associated with the phases of the project development, construction and operations.
- • Conducts preliminary surveys of mineral deposits with prospectors, geologists, geophysicists, other mineral scientists and other engineers to determine the resources present, the feasibility of extracting the reserves, and the design and development of the extraction process.
- • Determines the most suitable methods of ore extraction taking account of such factors as depth of overburden, and attitude and physical characteristics of deposits and surrounding strata.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 3460
Annual median: AUD 180k
Range: AUD 162k-AUD 198k