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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 “Bomb Technician”

Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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