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