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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 Specialist”

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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
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 equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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