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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 “Charger”

Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
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.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.

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Personal computers
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Fuse testers
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Depth measurement gauges
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Forklifts
Portable cranes
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Longnose pliers
Tamping rods
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Balance scales
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Jackhammers
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Digital multimeters
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Hacksaws
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Hard hats
Explosive blasting caps
Resistance testers
Perforating casing guns
Plumb bobs
Remote firing devices
Portable signal generators
Flashing warning lights
Clinometers
Phase rotation meters
Protective safety glasses
Stakebed trucks
Transport trucks
Equipment dollies
Wire cutting tools
Digital wattmeters
Electricians' knives
Rubber mallets
Tractor-trailer trucks
Galvanometers
Mobile radios
Day boxes
Safety harnesses
Padded gloves
Laser rangefinders
Weighted tape measures
Remote blasting systems
Explosives time delay fuses
Electronic shock tube initiators
Wheeled wire dispensers
Fuse cutters
Blasthole drills
Detonating cords
Laptop computers
Portable air compressors
Wire loop pullers
Grappling hooks
Loading poles
Fixed blade knives
Folding knives
Safety goggles
Protective ear plugs
Hoisting equipment
Stake flags
Discharge hoses
Explosives handling robots
Short-wave radios
Extension ladders
Long period delay detonators
Right angle prisms
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Seismic activity recorders
Digital ohmmeters
Digital voltmeters
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Precision tweezers
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Warning sirens
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Safety fuses
Safety cones
Hand shears
Ring gauges

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