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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 “Demolitionist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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