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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 “Dynamite Shooter”

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.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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