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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”.
Also Known As…
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
- Powderman
- Explosive Technician
- Blaster
- Zinc Miner, Blasting
- Well Shooter
- Well Blower
- Velocity Shooter
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker
- Tunnel Worker
- Tunnel Man
- Torpedo Worker
- Torpedo Shooter
- Torpedo Man
- Tier and Detonator
- Stump Shooter
- Stump Blower
- Skip Miner, Blasting
- Silver Miner, Blasting
- Shotblaster
- Shot Man
- Shot Lighter
- Shot Hole Shooter
- Shot Firer
- Shot Fireman
- Shooter
- Shale Miner, Blasting
- Shaft Sinker
- Seismograph Shooter
- Sample Taker Operator
- Robber
- Quartz Miner, Blasting
- Powder Worker
- Powder Loader
- Pillar Worker
- Pillar Man
- Perforator Operator
- Perforator Loader
- Perforator
- Ore Miner, Blasting
- Ordnance Keeper
- Ordnance Handler
- Ordnance Artificer
- Oil Well Shooter
- Oil Well Perforator Operator
- Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
- Nitro Worker
- Nitro Man
- Muck Miner, Blasting
- Miner
- Mica Miner, Blasting
- Metal Miner, Blasting
- Lode Miner, Blasting
- Lead Miner, Blasting
- Iron Miner, Blasting
- Hydraulic Miner, Blasting
- High Scaler
- Hard Rock Miner, Blasting
- Gun Perforator Loader
- Gun Perforator
- Gold Miner, Blasting
- Fuse Cutter
- Firer
- Explosives Worker
- Explosives Handler
- Explosives Detonator
- Explosive Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Manager
- Explosive Ordnance Handler
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manager
- Explosive Man
- Explosive Expert
- Efficiency Miner, Blasting
- Dynamiter
- Dynamite Shooter
- Driftman
- Dobie Worker
- Dobie Man
- Demolitionist
- Demolition Worker
- Demolition Expert
- Copper Miner, Blasting
- Company Miner, Blasting
- Coal Shooter
- Charger
- Bomb Technician
- Blasting Miner
- Blasting Gang Miner
- Blasting Entryman
- Blasting Entry Specialist
- Blasting Contract Miner
- Blasting Contract Man
- Blasting Coal Miner
- Blasting Clay Miner
- Blast Setter
- Aircraft Ordnance Technician
Tasks for “Ammunition and Explosives Handler”
- Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- 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.
- Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
- 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.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
- 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.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- 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.
- 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.
- Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
- Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Related Technology & Tools
- Blasting machines
- Wire cutting tools
- Tamping rods
- Lowering hooks
- Longnose pliers
- Hand chisels
- Forklifts
- Hoisting equipment
- Safety goggles
- Short-wave radios
- Hard hats
- Remote blasting systems
- Detonating cords
- Electricians' knives
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Portable signal generators
- Digital ammeters
- Safety fuses
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Depth measurement gauges
- Galvanometers
- Dewatering pumps
- Warning sirens
- Weighted tape measures
- Digital voltmeters
- Surface connector blocks
- Precision tweezers
- Bore hole thermometers
- Balance scales
- Protective ear plugs
- Blasthole drills
- Digital wattmeters
- Hand shears
- Test lamps
- Discharge hoses
- Meggers
- Rubber mallets
- Short period delay detonators
- Seismic activity recorders
- Clinometers
- Flashing warning lights
- Shock tube detonators
- Fuse cutters
- Explosive blasting caps
- Electrical circuit testers
- Overhead cranes
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Avalaunchers
- Remote firing devices
- Laser rangefinders
- Millivoltmeters
- Digital ohmmeters
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Plastic plugs
- Ring gauges
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Folding knives
- Stakebed trucks
- Plumb bobs
- Long period delay detonators
- Laptop computers
- Harpoon retrievers
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Torpedo levels
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Vernier calipers
- Right angle prisms
- Jackhammers
- Safety harnesses
- Temperature data loggers
- Stake flags
- End cutting pliers
- Loading poles
- Equipment dollies
- Mobile radios
- Safety cones
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Wire strippers
- Pallet jacks
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Tie-down equipment
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Transport trucks
- Perforating casing guns
- Wire loop pullers
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Fixed blade knives
- Crescent wrenches
- Insulated pliers
- Spring scales
- Personal computers
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Wood wedges
- Fuse testers
- Grappling hooks
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Phase rotation meters
- Explosives handling robots
- Padded gloves
- Protective respirators
- Protective safety glasses
- Digital calculators
- Hacksaws
- Digital multimeters
- Portable cranes
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Digital micrometers
- Coated gloves
- Resistance testers
- Day boxes
- Explosives funnels
- Conduit bending tools
- Perforating capsule guns
- Extension ladders
- Hole savers
- Portable air compressors
- Blast hole tubing
- Microsoft Word
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- DetNet ViewShot
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel