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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 “Velocity Shooter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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