Industrial Minerals Underground Mine Inspector pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71700
- Class code
- 71700
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Industrial Minerals Underground Mine Inspector is $84,264 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71700.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 03/29/2001.
What the state says the job is
This is technical inspection work enforcing the state underground industrial minerals mining laws in an assigned district of the state. An employee in this class enforces and promotes compliance with the underground industrial minerals mining laws through regular technical inspections. The enforcement duties include the discretionary authority to order the withdrawal of mine employees if threatened with imminent physical danger and to close the mine until these conditions are corrected. Work includes conducting investigations of all serious mining accidents to determine causes and preventive action, and directing mine rescue and recovery operations. Duties include establishing and maintaining good relationships with all mining personnel in promoting compliance with underground industrial minerals mining laws.
Examples of the work
Inspects underground industrial minerals mines and underground commercial operations to enforce and promote compliance with the provisions of the laws for underground industrial minerals mines. Measures the velocity and oxygen content of the air and tests for the presence of explosive or noxious gases during mine inspections. Explains unsafe conditions to mine officials and orders corrective action. Investigates all serious mining accidents to determine causes and responsibility and recommends measures to prevent similar accidents. Directs mine rescue operations. Prepares detailed reports of inspections and investigations.
Minimum qualifications
Five years of technical mining experience in underground industrial minerals mines; or An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes a minimum of one year of technical mining experience in underground industrial minerals mines.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.