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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 Technician”

Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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