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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in OK

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in OK have a median annual salary of $55,180, with 330 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $44,300 at the 10th percentile to $69,280 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$55,180

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$26.53

Employment

330

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$44,300
10th
$46,070
25th
$55,180
Median
$64,380
75th
$69,280
90th

Local compared with national

OK

$55,180

Median annual · 2025

United States

$61,390

Median annual · 2025

The OK median is 10.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $6,210).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  2. 2.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.5
  6. 6.Operation and ControlImportance 3.5
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 3.4
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
  • Datavis DBS Designer
  • DetNet ViewShot
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
  • Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
  • Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
  • Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
  • Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
  • Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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