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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 “Demolitionist”

Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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