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