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A046 MINING ENGINEERS
Major Occupational Groups: A| B | C | D | E | F | G | H | KAbout the Occupational Classification System Manual
MOG A—Professional Occupations
Engineers, Architects, and Surveyors
- A046 MINING ENGINEERS
- Determine location and development, and plan extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials such as stone and gravel. Work involves: conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mines and planning their development; examining deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit; making geological and topographical surveys; determining mining methods best suited to character, type, and size of deposits; supervising mining operations, etc. (Work requires knowledge equivalent to at least that acquired through completion of a 4-year college engineering program.)
Last modified: October 16, 2001
- Determine location and development, and plan extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials such as stone and gravel. Work involves: conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mines and planning their development; examining deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit; making geological and topographical surveys; determining mining methods best suited to character, type, and size of deposits; supervising mining operations, etc. (Work requires knowledge equivalent to at least that acquired through completion of a 4-year college engineering program.)