Also called: Mine Planner, Short-Range Planner
Builds the schedule of what gets dug where and when, sometimes for decades ahead.
You use 3D software showing the ore body as colored blocks and plan which blocks to mine each week to keep the processing plant fed. When a truck breaks down, you reshuffle the plan.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in mining engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Mining Engineering.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI schedulers optimize what to dig and when, shrinking planning teams; field checks and judgment calls stay human.
Classes: AP Calculus, Statistics, Earth science, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2151.
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