Salary for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

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The main duty of this employee is to place and/or detonate explosives. This is usually done in order to demolish a building, loosen rock or structure or to remove or displace rocks, minerals or other items. These employees work in dangerous conditions with heavy equipment and machinery, so many precautions must be taken while on the job. To become an explosives worker, ordinance handling expert or blaster, a high school diploma or GED is usually required. Job training is sometimes completed on-site, but some employers do prefer that their employees complete an apprenticeship program before beginning work.

An Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Expert, or Blaster receives a wage ranging between 32000 to 48000 based on education and experience. Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters earn wages of Forty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred dollars per annum.

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters can receive the highest pay in Connecticut, where they can earn average pay scales of near $59350. These employees can make the highest salaries in Construction, where they can receive average pay of $58930.

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