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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”.

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Tasks for “Tier and Detonator”

Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.

Related Technology & Tools

Right angle prisms
Blast hole tubing
Phase rotation meters
Portable cranes
Electrical circuit testers
Forklifts
Explosives funnels
Crescent wrenches
Phillips head screwdrivers
Wheeled wire dispensers
Seismic activity recorders
Insulated pliers
Long period delay detonators
Wood wedges
Protective safety glasses
Safety fuses
Flashing warning lights
Fuse testers
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
Extension ladders
Warning sirens
Tie-down equipment
Safety goggles
Hoisting equipment
Vernier calipers
Blasting machines
Explosives time delay fuses
Ring gauges
Folding knives
Digital multimeters
Tongue and groove pliers
Tamping rods
Meggers
Coated gloves
Digital calculators
Resistance testers
Galvanometers
Laser rangefinders
Fuse cutters
Plastic plugs
End cutting pliers
Protective ear plugs
Pneumatic drilling equipment
Plumb bobs
Avalaunchers
Clinometers
Torpedo levels
Stakebed trucks
Surveyors leveling rods
Precision tweezers
Wire cutting tools
Remote blasting systems
Short-wave radios
Depth measurement gauges
Hand chisels
Overhead cranes
Hard hats
Equipment dollies
Personal computers
Wire loop pullers
Non-contact voltage testers
Balance scales
Safety harnesses
Stake flags
Digital ammeters
Temperature data loggers
Electricians' knives
Fixed blade knives
Grappling hooks
Harpoon retrievers
Blasthole drills
Digital micrometers
Longnose pliers
Remote firing devices
Instantaneous electrical detonators
Surface connector blocks
Wire cleaning brushes
Pallet jacks
Discharge hoses
Portable signal generators
Millivoltmeters
Spring scales
Day boxes
Weighted tape measures
Conduit bending tools
Perforating capsule guns
Detonating cords
Explosives handling robots
Tractor-trailer trucks
Protective respirators
Digital ohmmeters
Lowering hooks
Non-electric delay detonators
Bore hole thermometers
Padded gloves
Mobile radios
Transport trucks
Test lamps
Loading poles
Rubber mallets
Perforating casing guns
Safety cones
Hand shears
Digital wattmeters
Dewatering pumps
Blasting cap crimpers
Explosive blasting caps
Hacksaws
Portable air compressors
Shock tube detonators
Laptop computers
Short period delay detonators
Wire strippers
Digital voltmeters
Jackhammers
Hole savers
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Electronic shock tube initiators

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