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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 “Robber”

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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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