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