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