Will “Ore Miner, Blasting” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

48% Chance of Automation

“Ore Miner, Blasting” will probably not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #292 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

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…

Tasks for “Ore Miner, Blasting”

Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
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, 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.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Microsoft Word
Global Positioning System GPS software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
Microsoft Office
ESRI ArcGIS software
Datavis DBS Designer
Autodesk AutoCAD
DetNet ViewShot
Microsoft Excel