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