Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

Outlook

Employment for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers is projected to change by +3.8% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 0.3K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.