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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”.

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Tasks for “Ordnance Artificer”

Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
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.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
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.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
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.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.

Related Technology & Tools

Protective ear plugs
Bore hole thermometers
Phillips head screwdrivers
Overhead cranes
Vernier calipers
Fuse cutters
Short-wave radios
Non-contact voltage testers
Right angle prisms
Safety fuses
Discharge hoses
Galvanometers
Hand chisels
Blasting cap crimpers
Forklifts
Transport trucks
Laser rangefinders
Day boxes
Jackhammers
Stakebed trucks
Tamping rods
Loading poles
Pallet jacks
Ring gauges
Blast hole tubing
Portable signal generators
Avalaunchers
Stake flags
Fixed blade knives
Dewatering pumps
Insulated pliers
Explosives time delay fuses
Mobile radios
Test lamps
Digital voltmeters
Folding knives
Blasthole drills
Coated gloves
Instantaneous electrical detonators
Extension ladders
Hand shears
Wire loop pullers
Personal computers
Wire cutting tools
Tongue and groove pliers
Hacksaws
Portable air compressors
Laptop computers
Remote blasting systems
Rubber mallets
Harpoon retrievers
Remote firing devices
Digital ohmmeters
Crescent wrenches
Portable cranes
Padded gloves
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
Wire cleaning brushes
Longnose pliers
Depth measurement gauges
Temperature data loggers
Torpedo levels
Long period delay detonators
Wire strippers
Clinometers
Fuse testers
Hole savers
Digital multimeters
Hard hats
Flashing warning lights
Meggers
Digital ammeters
Digital wattmeters
Resistance testers
Equipment dollies
Pneumatic drilling equipment
Plastic plugs
Perforating casing guns
Phase rotation meters
Wood wedges
Blasting machines
Electrical circuit testers
Protective safety glasses
Balance scales
Safety harnesses
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Spring scales
Plumb bobs
Grappling hooks
Conduit bending tools
Shock tube detonators
Safety goggles
Protective respirators
Tractor-trailer trucks
Safety cones
Non-electric delay detonators
Digital micrometers
Weighted tape measures
Explosives handling robots
Hoisting equipment
Warning sirens
Perforating capsule guns
End cutting pliers
Surveyors leveling rods
Tie-down equipment
Explosive blasting caps
Seismic activity recorders
Explosives funnels
Electronic shock tube initiators
Digital calculators
Short period delay detonators
Surface connector blocks
Wheeled wire dispensers
Electricians' knives
Lowering hooks
Millivoltmeters
Precision tweezers
Detonating cords

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