Editing Mining engineering (section)

==Salary and statistics==
Similar to other types of engineers, mining engineers have a relatively high salary in comparison to other career fields. Mining engineering is also a stable job market to enter, with job openings being almost always readily available.

'''Job''' '''growth'''  

As a general trend, salaries of mining engineers have been increasing throughout the world. The job is estimated to grow between 2-5% depending on the source, which is slower than most jobs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mining and Geological Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mining-and-geological-engineers.htm |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Bureau of Labor Statistics |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Institute |first=ERI Economic Research |title=Mining Engineer Salaries by Country {{!}} Salary Calculator by Country - SalaryExpert |url=https://www.salaryexpert.com/salary/browse/countries/mining-engineer |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.salaryexpert.com |language=en}}</ref> Although the job growth is small compared to the average growth rate of 14%, there are still many available job openings in the mining industry. This is due to the relatively low number of graduates, and the constant flow of people retiring from the workforce.  

'''Job''' '''stability'''  

Mining engineering has extremely high job stability relative to other career paths. Since many industries require mined materials to function, there will always be a need for the mining industry. However, there are concerns about a workforce shortage caused by many people retiring from the industry within the next 10 years.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Workforce Trends in the U.S. Mining Industry |url=https://www.smenet.org/What-We-Do/Technical-Briefings/Workforce-Trends-in-the-US-Mining-Industry |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration |language=en}}</ref> With the current predicted number of employees entering the field, there will not be enough to replace those who are retiring as well as fill the need for new employees from industry growth.<ref name=":02" />

'''Salary'''

Mining engineer salaries have been rising globally, with engineers in the United States, Canada, and Australia making the highest earnings relatively.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Institute |first=ERI Economic Research |title=Mining Engineer Salaries by Country {{!}} Salary Calculator by Country - SalaryExpert |url=https://www.salaryexpert.com/salary/browse/countries/mining-engineer |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.salaryexpert.com |language=en}}</ref> Mining engineers are among the highest-paid engineer grouping, typically placing in the top 10 of most charts. This can partially be attributed to petroleum engineering, a subset of mining engineering, which is particularly lucrative due to high market demand for petroleum.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Top 10 Highest Paying Engineering Jobs in India - CIT - Cambridge Institute of Technology {{!}} Cambrian |url=https://engg.cambridge.edu.in/blogs/top-10-highest-paying-engineering-jobs-in-india/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250119132916/https://engg.cambridge.edu.in/blogs/top-10-highest-paying-engineering-jobs-in-india/ |archive-date=2025-01-19 |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=CIT - Cambridge Institute of Technology {{!}} Cambrian |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Engineering Salary Statistics |url=https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Michigan Technological University |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Country
!Average Salary
|-
|United States
|$ 121,945
|-
|Canada
|$ 125,934
|-
|Bahamas
|$ 86,212
|-
|Bulgaria
|лв 49,124
|-
|China
|¥ 360,032
|-
|Czech Republic
|Kč 1,063,590
|-
|Ecuador
|$ 37,401
|-
|France
|€ 78,633
|-
|Germany
|€ 94,959
|-
|Hong Kong SAR
|$ 708,776
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mining Engineer compensation {{!}} ERI |url=https://www.erieri.com/salary/job/mining-engineer |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.erieri.com}}</ref>