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