Career Profiles
Explore A Career in Mining
The mining industry in Saskatchewan provides some of the most rewarding careers, both financially and professionally with over 120 careers to choose from. SMA member companies hire staff from a range of disciplines and backgrounds.
If you are a student, or planning to attend post-secondary education, you may wonder where to start and what options are available to you.
Our Career Quest Career Quiz provides an interactive way for students to explore careers in mining based on their interests. Combining mini-games and career exploration questions, this tool offers a new way to bring mining into career education and career guidance. The lesson plan provides curriculum connections and additional activities to incorporate other resources, like the SMA Career Profiles.
Career Quest was funded by SaskJobs.
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Budgets & Planning Accountant
Geological Technician
Geologist
General Maintenance Operator
Hoist Operator
Human Resources Professional
Indigenous Relations Manager
Instrumentation Technologist
Journeyperson Heavy Duty Mechanic
Laboratory Technician
Mechanical Engineer
Metallurgist
Mill Supervisor
Mining Engineering Technologist
Power Engineer
Procurement Specialist
Technical Support Analyst
Community Relations & Investment
Budgets & Planning Accountant Poster
Geological Technician Poster
Geologist Poster
Hoist Operator Poster
Human Resources Professional Poster
Indigenous Relations Manager Poster
Instrumentation Technologist Poster
Journeyperson Heavy Duty Mechanic Poster
Laboratory Technician Poster
Mechanical Engineer Poster
Mining Engineering Technologist Poster
Accountant
Basic Equipment Operator
Cad Designer
Chemical Engineer
Director Corporate Responsibility
Electrical Engineer
Engineering Manager
Environmental Engineer
Geologist
Geophysicist
Health & Safety Coordinator
HR Specialist
Ind Mech Millwright
Industrial Engineer
IT Business Analyst
Journeyman Welder
Laboratory Technician
Maintenance Electrician
Mech Engineer
Metallurgist
Mining Engineering Technologist
Process Analyst
Safety Technician
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Senior Logistics Assistant
Senior Public Relations Specialist
Senior Radiation Technician
Supervisor Mineral Processing
- It’s time to explore a career in mining
- Budgets & Planning Accountant
- Geological Technician
- Geologist
- General Maintenance Operator
- Hoist Operator
- Human Resources Professional
- Indigenous Relations Manager
- Instrumentation Technologist
- Journeyperson Heavy Duty Mechanic
- Laboratory Technician
- Mechanical Engineer
- Metallurgist
- Mill Supervisor
- Mining Engineering Technologist
- Power Engineer
- Procurement Specialist
- Technical Support Analyst
- Community Relations & Investment
- Budgets & Planning Accountant Poster
- Geological Technician Poster
- Geologist Poster
- Hoist Operator Poster
- Human Resources Professional Poster
- Indigenous Relations Manager Poster
- Instrumentation Technologist Poster
- Journeyperson Heavy Duty Mechanic Poster
- Laboratory Technician Poster
- Mechanical Engineer Poster
- Mining Engineering Technologist Poster
- Accountant
- Basic Equipment Operator
- Cad Designer
- Chemical Engineer
- Director Corporate Responsibility
- Electrical Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Environmental Engineer
- Geologist
- Geophysicist
- Health & Safety Coordinator
- HR Specialist
- Ind Mech Millwright
- Industrial Engineer
- IT Business Analyst
- Journeyman Welder
- Laboratory Technician
- Maintenance Electrician
- Mech Engineer
- Metallurgist
- Mining Engineering Technologist
- Process Analyst
- Safety Technician
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- Senior Logistics Assistant
- Senior Public Relations Specialist
- Senior Radiation Technician
- Supervisor Mineral Processing
Throughout the year we work with various partners to offer events introducing students to careers in the mineral resource industry.
Mining Career Symposium (Pelican Narrows, Deschambault Lake, Creighton)
- Audience: Grade 7-12 Students, Community Members
- Event Partners: SSR Mining, Foran Mining, Peter Ballantyne Group of Companies, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology, Northlands College
Spotlight on Mining (Saskatoon)
- Audience: Grade 10-12 Students
- Career Focus: Mine Eng. Technician, Mechanical Eng. Technologist, Chemical Technologist, Environmental Scientist, Geologist
- Event Partners: Saskatoon Industry Education Council, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, University of Saskatchewan
Think Mining (Regina)
- Audience: Grade 10-12 Students
- Career Focus: Mine Engineer, Environmental Scientist, Geologist
- Event Partners: Regina District Education Council, University of Regina
We also attend a variety of Career Fairs throughout the year raising awareness of the mineral resource’s industry. Contact us if you’d like to discuss having us join your event!