Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.80
• Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.68

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.51
• Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.48
• Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.44

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.28
• Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.33

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 44 puts Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 2 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 16 augmentable, and 2 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $61,390median wage
• 5,100employed
• 500annual openings
• +0.0%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 35
• Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 44
• Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 38
• Pile Driver Operators 32
• Roof Bolters, Mining 31
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 34

FAQ — Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

What does a score of 44 mean for a Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 44 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information; Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends; Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.