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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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