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