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