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