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