Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a mine manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a mine manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Mine managers control, direct, plan and coordinate mining production activities. They have statutory responsibility for safety and are also responsible for environmental impact. They oversee the acquisition, installation, maintenance and storage of mining plant and equipment. They lead and manage according to the organisation's code of conduct.

Also known as mine supervisor, quarry manager, facility manager, mine engineer, mining engineer, operations manager, plant manager, mine design and site manager, mine operations manager, site manager, mining operations manager, resident manager.

Managers 38 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: quarry manager, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
quarry manager 79% covered mine health and safety engine… 72% covered mine production manager 67% covered mineral processing engineer 63% covered mine planning engineer 60% covered mine manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mine manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a mine manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A mine manager needs 27 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • develop health and safety strategies in mining management skills
  • ensure mining records are maintained information skills
  • manage mining plant equipment management skills
  • interface with anti-mining lobbyists communication, collaboration and creativity
  • oversee mine planning activities management skills
  • evaluate mine development projects information skills
  • manage commercial risks information skills
  • communicate on the environmental impact of mining communication, collaboration and creativity
  • communicate on minerals issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • optimise financial performance management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a mine manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Mine manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a mine manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.