Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters
Also called: Blaster, Explosive Technician, Powderman, Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Safety and Government
Math and Science
Engineering and Technology
Business
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Hand and Finger Use
Ideas and Logic
Verbal
Attention
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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