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