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