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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 “Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer”

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.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.

Related Technology & Tools

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