89D Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Specialist: civilian jobs and resume guide
For Army 89D Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Specialist work, the official role source describes Locates, identifies, renders safe and disposes of foreign and domestic conventional, biological, chemical, or nuclear ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IED); weapons of mass destruction and large vehicle bombs; conducts intelligence gathering operations of first seen foreign ordnance; supports VIP missions for the U.S., Secret Service, State Department and other Federal agencies., and Performs duties in the preceding grade level.. Keep only the parts that match your own assignment.
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$61,390
Median national pay for Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, and Blaster
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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.
Typical national pay$49,630–$80,370Median $61,390 · BLS OEWS 2025
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Example civilian duties from O*NET
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
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Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, and Blaster
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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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For Locates, identifies, renders safe and disposes of foreign and domestic conventional, biological, chemical, or nuclear ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IED); weapons of mass destruction and large vehicle bombs; conducts intelligence gathering operations of first seen foreign ordnance; supports VIP missions for the U.S., identify the work you did and the record that verifies it.
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Locates, identifies, renders safe and disposes of foreign and domestic conventional, biological, chemical, or nuclear ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IED); weapons of mass destruction and large vehicle bombs; conducts intelligence gathering operations of first seen foreign ordnance; supports VIP missions for the U.S.
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