Occupation · SOC 47-5032
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters: where it is licensed
9,310 employed across 33 industries, median wage $93,550. Licensed in 27 jurisdictions on record.
| Jurisdiction | Licences | Exam-gated | Titles used | See |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 2 | 0 | Explosives Handler; Well Driller in Municipality of Anchorage | jurisdiction |
| AL | 1 | 0 | Licensed Water Well Driller | jurisdiction |
| CA | 6 | 0 | Blasters License; Building Moving/Demolition Contractor | jurisdiction |
| CT | 3 | 0 | Demolition Contractor; Well Casing Extension Contractor | jurisdiction |
| FL | 4 | 4 | Certified Pool/Spa Contractor; Registered Pool/Spa Contractor | jurisdiction |
| IA | 2 | 0 | Commercial Explosive and Individual Blaster License; Well Contractor - | jurisdiction |
| ID | 1 | 1 | Well Driller | jurisdiction |
| IL | 4 | 0 | BLASTER CERTIFICATE HOLDER; BLASTER LICENSE HOLDER | jurisdiction |
| KS | 1 | 1 | Explosives Blaster | jurisdiction |
| KY | 3 | 1 | Certified Monitoring Well Driller; General Blaster's License | jurisdiction |
| MD | 1 | 0 | BLASTER | jurisdiction |
| ME | 1 | 0 | Blaster, Explosives | jurisdiction |
| MN | 5 | 0 | Explosives Permit; Wells and Borings: Elevator Boring Contractor | jurisdiction |
| MT | 1 | 0 | Construction Blaster - License | jurisdiction |
| NC | 3 | 2 | Injection Well Construction; Special Restricted Swimming Pool | jurisdiction |
| ND | 1 | 1 | Contractors, Monitoring Well | jurisdiction |
| NH | 1 | 1 | Explosives Worker/Blaster | jurisdiction |
| NJ | 2 | 1 | BLASTER; WELL DRILLER | jurisdiction |
| NY | 1 | 1 | Blaster | jurisdiction |
| OK | 1 | 0 | Blaster, Surface | jurisdiction |
| OR | 1 | 0 | Monitoring Well Constructor License | jurisdiction |
| RI | 1 | 0 | Blaster | jurisdiction |
| SC | 7 | 0 | Inactive Well Driller; Jobber | jurisdiction |
| TN | 2 | 0 | EXPLOSIVE BLASTER; EXPLOSIVE HANDLER | jurisdiction |
| VT | 1 | 0 | Blaster | jurisdiction |
| WI | 8 | 6 | BLASTER, Class 1; BLASTER, Class 2 | jurisdiction |
| WV | 5 | 0 | Federal Explosives Dealer License; Federal Explosives Importer License | jurisdiction |
Matched on SOC code rather than on job title, because the register and the wage data use different words for the same work — California licenses an Electrical Contractor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts an Electrician.