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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 “Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manager”

Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
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.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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