Vocational Programs for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Career

The role of Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is to 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..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $65,600 and $32 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters career. Based on BLS data, a total of 4,610 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is $12,083. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Blasting/Blaster	1	-	-	-	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Related Occupations to Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.

Related Occupations toExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Pile Driver Operators	3,010	$70,260	$34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	49,960	$53,430	$26
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	12,180	$67,320	$32
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	46,150	$59,390	$29
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Roof Bolters, Mining	1,960	$68,540	$33
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Helpers--Extraction Workers	7,360	$46,990	$23
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Riggers	23,870	$62,020	$30
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9,170	$47,350	$23
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32

Schools offering vocational programs for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

The following 71 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.