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