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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 “Shot Hole Shooter”

Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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