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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”

Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
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.
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.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
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.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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