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