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