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AI Work Index

Headline risk

3%

Very Low Risk

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

United States AI Work IndexISCO 1120major_group_fallback

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

5.8 current · 5.8 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $59K

Median annual wage

Demand -1%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

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.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 59,110

Employment 2024

5.8K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-0.9%

Openings (2024–34)

0.5K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 45,16025th pctl: USD 49,860Median: USD 59,11075th pctl: USD 80,050Top 10%: USD 104,210

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material. AI use: 0%
  • 4. 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. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Autodesk AutoCADESRI ArcGIS softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPoint

Requirements

Telework: <10%Telework: >90%License required: 32.6%License required: 67.4%Apprenticeship: 13.5%Apprenticeship: 86.5%

Work context

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 5.0/5
Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions 4.9/5
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions 4.8/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.8/5
Health and Safety of Other Workers 4.7/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 41.7 · 1.1M employed

Under 25: 16% · 25–54: 60% · 55+: 24%

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