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