Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71651
- Class code
- 71651
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Manager is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71651.
- 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 06/26/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial work directing the mine safety training program and response to mining emergencies in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The employee in this job plans, directs, and evaluates activities involving mine emergency response and the underground miner safety training program. Work involves determining program goals, objectives, and priorities for mine emergency response and training; developing and recommending regulations, program rules, policies, and procedures; directing the activities of mine rescue teams; and overseeing operational capabilities of mine rescue stations. Work includes administering the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) grant, reviewing proposed legislation to assess the potential impacts on programs, developing technical program guidance, and participating in the development of the program’s budget.
Examples of the work
• Directs, coordinates, and evaluates underground miner safety training programs and exercises. • Directs the activities of mine rescue teams during mine rescues. • Develops, interprets, and implements program guidelines, policies, and procedures for adherence to emergency response and mine safety training requirements. • Assesses the training needs of underground miners and directs the development of courses and training exercises. • Conducts training courses and exercises. • Develops new, revised, or innovative approaches, methods, and techniques for conducting miner health and safety training. • Participates in the development of the operating budget for the bureau.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Specialist (Commonwealth title); or • Seven years of underground mining experience, that includes either one year as a mine instructor or two years on a mine rescue team within the past five years at the time of application; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes either one year as a mine instructor or two years on a mine rescue team within the past five years at the time of application.
Special requirements
• This position requires possession of an active motor vehicle license. • This position requires possession of an active Mine Safety and Health Administration Part 48 instructor certification.
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.