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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 “High Scaler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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