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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 “Perforator Loader”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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