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