Mine labourers

Mine labourers

NOC
85110

carry out a variety of general labour duties to assist in the extraction of coal, minerals and ore in support of underground mining.

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3-Year Outlook

Undetermined
Undetermined

3-Year Job Openings

8
 

Median Hourly Wage

$29.08
$15.22
Low
$52.70
High

Average Salary

N/A

Typically Required

High school / on-the-job training

Employed

47
 
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Job details

Full NOC Description

Mine labourers carry out a variety of general labouring duties to assist in the extraction of coal, minerals and ore, and in other services in support of underground mining. They are employed by coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Assist other mine workers in maintaining or constructing underground installations
  • Clean underground rooms, roadways, working areas and mining equipment and conveyances using hand tools
  • Load, move, sort and pile materials and supplies
  • Clear spills of ore or coal using hand and power tools
  • May cut core and prepare core sample boxes in support of mine exploration
  • Assist other workers in prospecting for mineral deposits and perform various tasks related to general geophysical surveys.

    • Also Known As

    • chute puller
    • mine helper
    • mine labourer
    • miner helper - underground mining
    • pit scaler - underground mining
    • shoveller - underground mining
    • underground labourer - mining
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    Requirements

    Employment Requirements

    Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • A short period of introductory training is provided.
  • In Ontario, mine labourers are registered in the basic common core program.

    • Provincial Regulation

    Not Provincially Regulated

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    Employment by Sex

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    Employment by age

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    25-34
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    35-44
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    45-54
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    55-64
    0.0%
    65+
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    Employment by highest level of education

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    High School, Diploma or Equivalent
    0.0%
    Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
    0.0%
    College or University Below Bachelor Level
    0.0%
    University - Bachelor Level or Above
    Employment by Industry

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    Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
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    Employment by Economic Regions

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    Economic Regions

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    Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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    Economic Regions

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    Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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    Salary

    The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

    New Brunswick

    N/A

    Newfoundland

    $84,000

    Prince Edward Island

    N/A

    Nova Scotia

    $100,000

    Canada

    $81,400
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    Employment Outlook

    The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

    Three Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 3-Year

    8
     

    New Jobs: 3-Year

    4
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

    3
     

    Ten Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 10-Year

    14
     

    New Jobs: 10-Year

    -2
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

    13
     
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