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