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