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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 “Well Shooter”

Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
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.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
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.
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.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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