Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters at My Next Move for Veterans

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters

Also called: Blaster, Explosive Technician, Powderman, Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer

In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.

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

public safety and security
law and government

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Engineering and Technology

product and service development
mechanical

Business

customer service

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving