Mine Safety Program Manager 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71742
- Class code
- 71742
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mine Safety Program Manager 1 is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71742.
- 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 professional and administrative work directing a mine safety inspection program in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). An employee in this job directs the Anthracite Mine Safety Division or the Industrial Minerals Safety Division. Work involves directing safety inspections for all anthracite or industrial minerals underground mines, the approval of mine plans and mining systems, and the conduct of accident and incident investigations. Work includes ensuring program adherence to federal and state requirements and developing and recommending regulations, program rules, policies, and procedures for all anthracite or industrial minerals mines. Work also involves representing DEP or the Commonwealth in sensitive dealings with government officials and industry representatives and during emergency situations.
Examples of the work
• Directs, plans, and organizes staff and operations in an anthracite or industrial minerals underground mine safety inspection program. • Develops, interprets, and implements program guidelines, policies, and procedures for adherence to anthracite coal and industrial minerals mining laws and regulations. • Oversees the inspection of underground anthracite or industrial mineral mines. • Oversees the inspection of surface facilities such as preparation plants, refuse banks, or any other type of facility described by associated regulations and statutes. • Oversees the investigation of accidents and incidents in anthracite or industrial minerals underground mines.
Minimum qualifications
• Seven years of experience in underground mining or in the regulation of underground mining operations and a bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial safety, geology, or any field closely related to underground mining operations or miner safety; or • Eleven years of underground mining experience; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license. • Certain positions require possession of an active Class A "General" blaster's license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or possession of any valid blaster's license or certificate that meets the approval of the Depart ...
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.