10 of the Most Popular Types of Mining Engineering Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Mining Engineering Jobs

• Australia Mining Engineer

  Salary range: $66,500 - $109,000

  Australia Mining Engineer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Australia Mining Engineer jobs pay between $66,500 (25th percentile) and $109,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Australia Mining Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Tailings Engineer

  Salary range: $66,500 - $109,000

  Tailings Engineer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Tailings Engineer jobs pay between $66,500 (25th percentile) and $109,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Tailings Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Alaska Gold Mining

  Salary range: $48,500 - $62,000

  Alaska Gold Mining is a common job search query. Most salaries for Alaska Gold Mining jobs pay between $48,500 (25th percentile) and $62,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Alaska Gold Mining job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Vulcan Mining

  Salary range: $48,500 - $62,000

  Vulcan Mining is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Vulcan Mining jobs pay between $48,500 (25th percentile) and $62,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Vulcan Mining job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Gold Mine Security

  Salary range: $35,500 - $166,500

  Gold Mine Security is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Gold Mine Security jobs pay between $35,500 (25th percentile) and $166,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Gold Mine Security job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Senior Tailings Engineer

  Salary range: $104,500 - $143,500

  Senior Tailings Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Senior Tailings Engineer jobs pay between $104,500 (25th percentile) and $143,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Senior Tailings Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Gold Mine

  Salary range: $50,000 - $76,500

  Gold Mine is a common job search query. Most salaries for Gold Mine jobs pay between $50,000 (25th percentile) and $76,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Gold Mine job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Senior Mining Engineer

  Salary range: $104,500 - $143,500

  Senior Mining Engineer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Senior Mining Engineer jobs pay between $104,500 (25th percentile) and $143,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Senior Mining Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Underground Mine Geologist

  Salary range: $56,000 - $93,000

  Underground Mine Geologist is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Underground Mine Geologist jobs pay between $56,000 (25th percentile) and $93,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Underground Mine Geologist job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Senior Underground Mining Engineer

  Salary range: $104,500 - $143,500

  Senior Underground Mining Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Senior Underground Mining Engineer jobs pay between $104,500 (25th percentile) and $143,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Senior Underground Mining Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.