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Mining Engineers
A description of the the work done by "Mining Engineers" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Mining Engineers" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$53,150 $47,013 17 45.95 24198.15 Engineering: Mining and minerals
$47,302 $44,183 8 21.62 17184.39 Engineering: Civil
$54,500 $45,500 3 8.11 9721.11 OTHER engineering
$44,100 $44,100 2 5.41 900.00 Engineering: Geophysical
$101,000 $101,000 2 5.41 49000.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$27,320 $27,320 1 2.70 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$53,500 $53,500 1 2.70 0.00 Computer science
$50,000 $50,000 1 2.70 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$39,000 $39,000 1 2.70 0.00 Engineering: Metallurgical
$60,000 $60,000 1 2.70 0.00 Mathematics, general
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$62,300 $48,000 5 31.25 12789.06 Engineering: Mining and minerals
$68,750 $68,750 2 12.50 20250.00 OTHER engineering
$47,500 $47,500 2 12.50 5900.00 Business administration and management
$69,000 $69,000 1 6.25 0.00 Geology
$64,000 $64,000 1 6.25 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$62,400 $62,400 1 6.25 0.00 Engineering: Metallurgical
$60,000 $60,000 1 6.25 0.00 Engineering: Architectural
$48,000 $48,000 1 6.25 0.00 Computer/information sciences, general
$43,014 $43,014 1 6.25 0.00 Engineering: Civil
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$100,000 $100,000 1 50.00 0.00 OTHER engineering
$33,000 $33,000 1 50.00 0.00 Engineering: Environmental
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
There is no information available on these degrees for this profession.
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu