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