Mining Engineering Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 13600
- Class code
- 13600
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mining Engineering Trainee is $67,658 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 13600.
- 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 03/30/2007.
What the state says the job is
This is entrance level training work to develop practical proficiency in mining engineering. An employee in this job participates in a formal and on-the-job training program in mining engineering under the responsible charge of a professional engineer. Work is assigned in a planning, design, construction or regulatory program area, such as mine reclamation, surface mine permitting, underground mine permitting, deep mine safety or mine subsidence. Work assignments are designed to develop the employee’s ability to apply mining engineering theories and concepts to the solution of practical problems, to increase the employee’s ability to recognize and define problems in the early stages of project assignments, and to instruct the employee in developing problem solutions that conform to professional standards and agency policies, rules and regulations.
Examples of the work
Assists in the review of permit applications involving the engineering aspects of mining operations and makes recommendations on measures to prevent or mitigate environmental degradation. Assists in the review of underground mining plans to ensure miner health and safety. Assists in conducting inspections of mining operations and related facilities for compliance with permit conditions and agency regulations. Assists in developing engineering and operational recommendations for improved mining processes to reduce the potential for air, land or water pollution.
Minimum qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in mining engineering; or One year of mining engineering experience, and possession of a valid Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Certain positions in this job will require possession of a valid driver’s license.
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.