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