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