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mine supervisor

Mine supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities related to mining and quarrying in underground and surface mines and quarries. They oversee the workers, schedules, processes and organisation in the mines and quarries.

mine supervisor mine supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities related to mining and quarrying in underground and surface mines and quarries. They oversee the workers, schedules, processes and organisation in the mines and quarries. 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations, mine safety legislation, mining engineering, electricity, ensure compliance with safety legislation.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £63,241 a year for Production managers and directors in mining and energy (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 1123). ONS rates this estimate acceptable: it rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide. 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 “Managers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only mine supervisor, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹55,360 a month
Rural India
₹31,701 a month
All India
₹50,408 a month

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 1. 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

impact of geological factors on mining operations mine safety legislation mining engineering electricity ensure compliance with safety legislation manage heavy equipment manage staff manage emergency procedures deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances identify process improvements

Frequently asked questions

What does mine supervisor do?

Mine supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities related to mining and quarrying in underground and surface mines and quarries. They oversee the workers, schedules, processes and organisation in the mines and quarries.

What skills does mine supervisor need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include impact of geological factors on mining operations, mine safety legislation, mining engineering, electricity, ensure compliance with safety legislation, manage heavy equipment. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace mine supervisor?

Our AI-durability model gives mine supervisor 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.

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