Careers · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · Pennsylvania
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Pennsylvania
Explosives workers place and detonate explosives to demolish buildings, break up rock and earth, or move materials during construction and mining operations. They also handle the storage, transport, and accounting of explosives In Pennsylvania the median pay is $84,400 a year, 37% above the national median of $61,390.
$84,400median pay in Pennsylvania, per year
$68,760–$97,910middle half earn
$61,390U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
Active ListeningMonitoringCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingOperations MonitoringOperation and ControlSpeakingComplex Problem Solving
Knowledge areas
Public Safety and SecurityLaw and GovernmentMathematics (knowledge)Engineering and TechnologyAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal Service
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.
Licenses and training in Pennsylvania
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters pay in other states
New Jersey · $100,520New York · $96,940North Carolina · $85,630Wyoming · $85,070California · $80,370New Mexico · $78,960Tennessee · $74,190Florida · $69,780Colorado · $69,640Utah · $67,910
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 47-5032.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania, annual.