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