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