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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 “Dynamiter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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