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Ocupacions

Underground miner

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Coal cutter Coal digger Coal excavator Coal hewer Collier Hewer Underground mine operative Underground mine worker Underground miner Underground mineworker Underground mining operative

Underground miners perform a wide range of ancillary underground mining operations such as inspections, conveyor attendance and the transport of equipment and consumable materials from the surface to the point of extraction underground.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Positioning, operating and monitoring the performance of a variety of underground and surface mining equipment including continuous mining, cutting and channelling plant;
(b) Setting up and operating drilling equipment in underground and surface mines and quarries;
(c) Operating machinery and using hand or power tools to remove loosened rock, ore, coal and other deposits;
(d) Preparing, fitting and installing supports in underground workings including rock bolts;
(e) Operating machinery to open new shafts, drives, air vents and rises;
(f) Operating auxiliary plant such as pumps to expel air, water and mud;
(g) Performing minor maintenance and repairs and lubricating and cleaning plant, machines and tools;
(h) Completing records detailing operations completed during shifts;
(i) Collecting mineral samples for laboratory analysis.

Knowledge

  • Earth sciences
  • Electricity and energy
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Mining and extraction
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Developing solutions
  • Repairing and installing mechanical equipment
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Cutting materials and drilling holes
  • Using hand tools

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Mining and mineral processing plant operators

Miners and quarriers

Other occupations of the professional group

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Stationary plant and machine operators

68%

32%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Stationary plant and machine operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Mining and mineral processing plant operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Miners and quarriers

No experience
17%
Less than 1 year
17%
Between 1 and 2 years
20%
Between 2 and 4 years
31%
Between 4 and 8 years
3%
More than 8 years
12%
Transportation and storage
34%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
17%
Administrative and support service activities
17%
Construction
15%
Education
9%
Others
8%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.