ProgramCIP 46.0505

Blasting/Blaster

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in using a variety of explosive materials to aid in the construction process. Includes instruction in safety procedures for storing, handling, placement, charge power determination, drilling, pounding, building demolition, preparing rocky surfaces for building foundations and demolition of explosives.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

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Leads to

2 jobs

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters47-5032
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-1011

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Knowledge those jobs draw on

Public Safety and Security1 of 2
Administration and Management1 of 2
Building and Construction1 of 2
Mechanical1 of 2
Law and Government1 of 2
Customer and Personal Service1 of 2
English Language1 of 2
Mathematics1 of 2

How many of the linked jobs rate the area important (O*NET importance 3.5 or more out of 5).