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