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