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