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