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