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