Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, and Blaster resume
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Also called demolition worker, dobie worker, explosives worker and mining powder crew worker.
$61,390
Median pay a year
5,100
People do this work
6
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Preparing explosives for detonation
Assembling production equipment
Positioning construction equipment
Operating detonation equipment
Maintaining excavation equipment
Recording operational data
Monitoring extraction operations
Determining operational compliance
Measuring work site dimensions
Selecting tools
Cleaning equipment and facilities
Removing debris and vegetation
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Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, and Blaster
Summary
Explosives worker placing and detonating explosives to demolish structures or move earth and rock, while ensuring safety and following laws for handling and transporting explosives
Experience
Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, and Blaster
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Examined blast areas to check types and amounts of explosives needed and to follow safety laws
Placed explosive charges in holes and detonated them to break down structures or move earth and rock
Tied specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns to time explosions
Placed safety cones around blast areas to warn other workers and signaled them to clear sites before blasts
Compiled and kept records of guns and explosives to follow local and federal laws
Drove trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to job sites
Set up and operated equipment like hoists and drills to create charge holes
Skills
Hands-On Work
Preparing explosives for detonation, Assembling production equipment, Positioning construction equipment, Operating detonation equipment
Technical Skills
Maintaining excavation equipment, Recording operational data
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Checked blast areas for safetyTied fuses for explosion timingPlaced safety cones around blastsPut explosives in holes and detonatedMarked charge holes for drillingKept records of explosives used
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Checked blast areas for safety to ensure compliance with safety regulations
Placed safety cones around blast zones to alert personnel of potential hazards
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Checked blast areas for safety, leading to fewer accidents during blasting operations
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Fewer accidents occurred during blasting operationsWorkers felt safer during the blasting processCompliance audits showed better safety records
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Placed safety cones around blast zones to alert personnel of potential hazards
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Workers avoided entering dangerous areasAccidents were reduced during blastingClearer communication of danger zones
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What an Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, and Blaster does
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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.
What it pays
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25th percentile
$49,630
Median
$61,390
75th percentile
$80,370
About 5,100 people do this work in the United States.
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What you have not done yet. Maintaining excavation equipment, Recording operational data, Monitoring extraction operations
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Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, and Blaster
Preparing explosives for detonation
Assembling production equipment
Positioning construction equipment
Operating detonation equipment
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This page is about the occupation Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.