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