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