Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters

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Job Outlook:
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Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $88,520.00
Average: $61,560.00
Hourly
Average: $29.60

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.

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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

92% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
87% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
87% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
85% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
80% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
77% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
75% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
75% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
74% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
71% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
68% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
67% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
66% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
66% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

95% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
78% Investigative  -  Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
61% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

95% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

75% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
75% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
75% Manual Dexterity  -  The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
72% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
72% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
72% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
72% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
72% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
69% Finger Dexterity  -  The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
69% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
66% Multilimb Coordination  -  The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
66% Reaction Time  -  The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Develop equipment or component configurations.
Record operational or environmental data.
Remove debris or vegetation from work sites.
Drill holes in earth or rock.
Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning.
Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Position safety or support equipment.
Direct construction or extraction personnel.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Operate detonation equipment.
Pour materials into or on designated areas.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Mark reference points on construction materials.
Record operational or environmental data.
Measure work site dimensions.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Assemble products or production equipment.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Position construction or extraction equipment.
Monitor extraction operations.
Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
Stock supplies or merchandise.
Operate detonation equipment.
Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.
Cut carpet, vinyl or other flexible materials.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Order construction or extraction materials or equipment.
Maintain extraction or excavation equipment.
Operate communications equipment or systems.
Load materials into construction equipment.
Assemble products or production equipment.
Clean equipment or facilities.
Maintain extraction or excavation equipment.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Operate detonation equipment.
Position construction or extraction equipment.
Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
Assemble products or production equipment.
Prepare explosives for detonation.
Collect geological samples.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
98% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
96% Exposed to Hazardous Conditions  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
95% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
92% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
88% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
88% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
88% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
85% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
85% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
84% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
83% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
82% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
82% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
82% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
82% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
81% Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
80% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
79% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
78% Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
76% In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
71% In an Open Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)?
69% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
66% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
77% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

86% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
83% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
82% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
82% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
81% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
80% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
80% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
79% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
79% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
79% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
76% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
73% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
72% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
72% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
71% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
70% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
70% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
69% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
68% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
67% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Getting Started

Education:
63%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
21%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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