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