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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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