mine rescue officer
Mine rescue officers coordinate mine rescue operations and need to be trained to work underground. They are the first line of response in emergency situations.
mine rescue officer mine rescue officers coordinate mine rescue operations and need to be trained to work underground. They are the first line of response in emergency situations. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include electricity, ensure compliance with safety legislation, create incident reports, process incident reports for prevention, troubleshoot.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £44,033 a year for Fire service officers (watch manager and below) (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £38,111 to £50,976 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3313). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Service and sales workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only mine rescue officer, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 5. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does mine rescue officer do?
Mine rescue officers coordinate mine rescue operations and need to be trained to work underground. They are the first line of response in emergency situations.
What skills does mine rescue officer need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include electricity, ensure compliance with safety legislation, create incident reports, process incident reports for prevention, troubleshoot, react to mining emergencies. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace mine rescue officer?
Our AI-durability model gives mine rescue officer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.