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