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