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How exposed to AI is a Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineer?

Of the 18 tasks O*NET lists for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers, 6 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 8 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Mine EngineerMining ConsultantMining EngineerPlanning EngineerProject EngineerSafety EngineerSafety Representative
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
18
tasks rated for this occupation
99%
hold a degree, from a survey of 20
7k
people do this job in the US
46 of 56
least protected in architecture and engineering

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

6
  • Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel
  • Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics
  • Select locations and plan underground or surface mining operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction of minerals and ores
  • Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating mines
  • Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits
  • Select or devise materials-handling methods and equipment to transport ore, waste materials, and mineral products efficiently and economically

Only with software built on top

4
  • Monitor mine production rates to assess operational effectiveness
  • Implement and coordinate mine safety programs, including the design and maintenance of protective and rescue equipment and safety devices
  • Design, develop, and implement computer applications for use in mining operations such as mine design, modeling, or mapping or for monitoring mine conditions
  • Evaluate data to develop new mining products, equipment, or processes

Cannot be sped up

8
  • Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions
  • Supervise, train, and evaluate technicians, technologists, survey personnel, engineers, scientists or other mine personnel
  • Design, implement, and monitor the development of mines, facilities, systems, or equipment
  • Test air to detect toxic gases and recommend measures to remove them, such as installation of ventilation shafts
  • Devise solutions to problems of land reclamation and water and air pollution, such as methods of storing excavated soil and returning exhausted mine sites to natural states
  • Lay out, direct, and supervise mine construction operations, such as the construction of shafts and tunnels
  • Design mining and mineral treatment equipment and machinery in collaboration with other engineering specialists
  • Conduct or direct mining experiments to test or prove research findings
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.