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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 “Dobie Worker”

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.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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