Jobs with the Mine Safety and Health Administration

Regina Sass
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has been working to improve mine safety and the miners health as well for 25 years. They make sure that anyone working in a mine is properly trained and the mine owners take the steps to make a very dangerous occupation as safe as it can be. Jobs with the Mine Safety and Health Administration are posted at USAJOBS and while most of them are directly related to mine issues, they are also looking for support personnel. You do not necessarily have mine experience for most of the jobs. They accept experience from a wide range of industries.

One of the jobs open right now is for a Coal Mine Safety and Health Inspector(FCI) with a few vacancies in Pennsylvania at a salary from 38,117.00 - 73,329.00 USD per year. To qualify for this position, you need to have experience in performing on-site safety/health inspection, analysis, monitoring, or evaluation work in occupational health in mining or closely related industries, such as building construction, excavation, and heavy industrial plant settings. The experience can be anything in which you gained knowledge of ground control at building sites, safe work site practices, and/or environmental conditions that affect the health of workers at foundries, mills, and other inherently dangerous industrial settings. This will get you qualified at the lowest pay grade. You can also qualify with education that consists of 1 year of graduate level studies in one of the following mining engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, environmental engineering, industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, geology, chemistry, or any other related field.

They are also looking to hire an IT Specialist(SYSANALYSIS) in Arlington Virginia with a salary from
86,927.00 - 133,543.00 USD per year. To qualify for this job, you need to have 1 year of specialized experience in working at applying analytical processes to the planning, design and implementation of new and improved information systems to meet the business requirements of customer organizations or any other similar experience.

Other jobs available right now include Mining Engineer in Pikeville, Kentucky with a salary from 56,411.00 to 73,329.00 USD per year------Management Analyst in Denver, Colorado with a salary from 49,970.00 to 78,591.00 USD per year-------Program Analyst in Denver, Colorado with a salary from 49,970.00 to 78,591.00 USD per year------Mine Safety and Health Assistant (Office Automation) in Duluth Minnesota with a salary from 30,772.00 to 40,005.00 USD per year------Civil/Mining/Mechanical Engineer(Roof Control) in Morgantown West Virginia with a salary from
49,651.00 to 78,089.00 USD per year------Coal Mine Safety & Health Specialist (Health) in Morgantown, West Virginia with a salary from 46,625.00 to 73,329.00 USD per year.

Sources: The Mine Safety and Health Administration
USAJOBS

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