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