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Job Description

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 54,580.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
Currently, there are 6,310 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters”.

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Tasks for “Aircraft Ordnance Technician”

Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Light fuses, drop detonating devices into wells or boreholes, or activate firing devices with plungers, dials, or buttons, in order to set off single or multiple blasts.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other workers of danger zones, and signal workers as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to explosions.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.

Related Technology & Tools

Pallet jacks
Hard hats
Short period delay detonators
Tamping rods
Padded gloves
Surveyors leveling rods
Torpedo levels
Detonating cords
Folding knives
Meggers
Safety cones
Wood wedges
Fixed blade knives
Blast hole tubing
Clinometers
Galvanometers
Hoisting equipment
Portable signal generators
Resistance testers
Fuse testers
Long period delay detonators
Weighted tape measures
Avalaunchers
Jackhammers
Wire loop pullers
Mobile radios
Hand shears
Digital multimeters
Dewatering pumps
Perforating capsule guns
Explosives time delay fuses
Forklifts
Tie-down equipment
Grappling hooks
Day boxes
Shock tube detonators
Safety goggles
Pneumatic drilling equipment
Loading poles
Remote blasting systems
Wheeled wire dispensers
Instantaneous electrical detonators
Seismic activity recorders
Equipment dollies
Blasting machines
Wire cleaning brushes
Plastic plugs
Longnose pliers
Depth measurement gauges
Explosives funnels
Portable cranes
Remote firing devices
Fuse cutters
Digital ohmmeters
Harpoon retrievers
Phase rotation meters
Non-electric delay detonators
Blasting cap crimpers
Conduit bending tools
Warning sirens
Plumb bobs
Tongue and groove pliers
Digital ammeters
Portable air compressors
Extension ladders
Protective ear plugs
Precision tweezers
Protective safety glasses
Rubber mallets
Stakebed trucks
Digital voltmeters
Insulated pliers
Overhead cranes
Lowering hooks
Wire strippers
Spring scales
Personal computers
Bore hole thermometers
Short-wave radios
Balance scales
Electronic shock tube initiators
Tractor-trailer trucks
Ring gauges
Blasthole drills
Explosive blasting caps
Coated gloves
Crescent wrenches
Stake flags
Discharge hoses
Wire cutting tools
Laptop computers
Perforating casing guns
Explosives handling robots
Surface connector blocks
Protective respirators
Phillips head screwdrivers
Digital wattmeters
Right angle prisms
Laser rangefinders
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
Safety harnesses
Electrical circuit testers
Hole savers
End cutting pliers
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Digital micrometers
Millivoltmeters
Flashing warning lights
Electricians' knives
Digital calculators
Hand chisels
Vernier calipers
Test lamps
Transport trucks
Temperature data loggers
Hacksaws
Safety fuses
Non-contact voltage testers

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