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