Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71665
- Class code
- 71665
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Specialist is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71665.
- 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 04/13/2009.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized technical and safety work in developing, coordinating and promoting underground mine emergency response management and training programs in the Department of Environmental Protection. An employee in this job develops and ensures the effectiveness of emergency response plans and operations for underground mining facilities in an assigned geographic area of the Commonwealth. Employees develop, schedule, conduct, coordinate and evaluate underground mine safety health training courses, and direct the activities of assigned mine rescue teams. Work involves developing, evaluating and promoting emergency response plans; coordinating on-site emergency and disaster response and recovery activities; and developing and conducting training programs related to emergency response management.
Examples of the work
Develops, promotes and coordinates emergency response and training plans and programs for the prevention and mitigation of, and recovery from, mining disasters. Assesses the safety training needs of underground miners. Develops, plans, schedules, conducts and evaluates approved underground miner safety training courses and exercises. Maintains course and miner training records in accordance with federal and Commonwealth requirements. Directs the activities of assigned mine rescue teams. Develops, plans, schedules and instructs classes to teach underground mine employees the proper procedures and techniques for rescuing miners during mine disasters.
Minimum qualifications
Five years of underground mining experience, including one year of experience as a mine rescue instructor within the past five years; or Five years of underground mining experience, including two years of experience as a member of a mine rescue team.
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.