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