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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 Manager”

Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
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.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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 explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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