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