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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 “Shooter”

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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
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.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
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, 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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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