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