SOC Code 17-2151 - Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

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Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers (SOC 17-2151) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 6,280 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $96,990 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 17-2151

Code
17-2151
O*NET® code
17-2151.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Minor group
17-2000 Engineers
Employment
6,280 in the United States
Hourly wage
$46.63 average
Annual wage
$96,990 average
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. May specify the ground support systems, processes, and equipment for safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction or underground construction activities. May inspect areas for unsafe geological conditions, equipment, and working conditions. May design, implement, and coordinate mine safety programs.

Classification scope for SOC 17-2151

Included examples, work this classification places in another SOC code.

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Geophysical Engineer
  • Mineral Engineer
  • Mining Engineer
  • Seismic Engineer

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

"Petroleum Engineers" (17-2171).

Where SOC 17-2151 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations Minor group 17-2000 Engineers Broad occupation Direct parent 17-2150 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Detailed occupation Current 17-2151 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

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Using SOC 17-2151

Use SOC 17-2151, Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers do?

Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. May specify the ground support systems, processes, and equipment for safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction or underground construction activities. May inspect areas for unsafe geological conditions, equipment, and working conditions.

How much do Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $96,990 and a mean hourly wage of $46.63 for this occupation.

How many people work as Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 6,280 U.S. jobs in SOC 17-2151, Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers.

Is SOC 17-2151 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 17-2151. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 17-2151.00 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code.

Sources for SOC 17-2151

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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