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