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