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