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