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