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