Mine Helper
Impact: Resource extraction, operational efficiency
Assist skilled mining personnel with various tasks, including equipment maintenance, material handling, and site preparation, to ensure safe and efficient mining operations.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 80% Team / 20% Solo
- Client facing
- Never
- Impact visibility
- Low
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $55,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000 - $45,000
- Senior
- $65,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 4% (as fast as average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- None
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate to 40-50% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- Minimal
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- First Aid
- Material Handling
- Site Preparation
- Tool Maintenance
- Safety Protocols
Soft skills
- Safety Awareness
- Teamwork
- Physical Stamina
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving
- Communication
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma
- Licensing
- Varies by State
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Hard
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Mine Helper
- Equipment Operator
- Miner
- Mine Foreman
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 25% to tasks are physical and require human judgment in dynamic environments
- AI disruption risk
- Very Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3/10
- Meaning
- 2.8/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.2/10
- Prestige
- 3.5/10
- Social perception
- Low