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Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or move earth and rock, and may specialize in handling, storage, and record keeping; the US O*NET scope also includes ordnance handling experts and blasters, and tasks may overlap in plan layout, hole drilling, and material transport. Specific operating authority, approval responsibility, and qualifications are verified by position, institution, and jurisdiction.
This checklist is for self-questioning only and does not constitute hiring criteria, a competence score, or a suitability conclusion. Blasting work differs greatly in setting (open-pit mines, quarries, tunnels and municipal demolition, underwater work, oil and gas wells, ordnance and unexploded ordnance handling) and in regulatory requirements; before comparing positions, first check that position's actual tasks, the local blasting permit and storage qualifications, the employer's insurance and safety record, and whether ordnance or unexploded ordnance handling is involved.
The US O*NET47-5032.00 includes explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters, who mainly place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or move earth and rock, and may specialize in handling, storage, and record keeping. The current task list also includes blast plan layout, hole drilling, material transport, geological records, and drone surveys; the Chinese short name cannot be used to exclude all design or drilling tasks. The new tasks have no importance ratings yet, and individual approval, transport, and ordnance handling authority must be verified by specific duties, institution, and jurisdiction.
US O*NET-SOC 47-5032.00 'Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters': place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, and move earth, rock, and other materials; may carry out specialized handling, storage, and inventory procedures.
Mining industry, urban non-private units, 143,361 yuan/year (2025)
Industry proxy value: an industry average measure covering multiple occupations, and it cannot replace this occupation's wage.
O*NET 2025 wage percentile table for this occupation｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/47-5032.00; BLS OEWS wage program entry｜https://www.bls.gov/oes/; BLS2025—2035 occupational projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
40,480 USD/year (2025, 10th percentile)
| Entry direction | Starting tasks | Evidence that can be prepared | Works that can be shown even without experience | Differences to note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blasting assistant duties (editorial exploration) | Verify the actual authorization and supervision conditions | Real training and position materials; presentation requires permission | Complete the FT347 document status table | The assistant title does not imply access to equipment |
| Surface industrial blasting duties (editorial exploration) | Verify the specific work scope and technical review role | Real authorization and training materials; those not obtained are left as to-dos | Complete the FT347 version difference table | The paper item does not prove independent work |
| Engineering demolition duties (editorial exploration) |
The US O*NET47-5032.00 includes explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters, who mainly place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or move earth and rock, and may specialize in handling, storage, and record keeping. The current task list also includes blast plan layout, hole drilling, material transport, geological records, and drone surveys; the Chinese short name cannot be used to exclude all design or drilling tasks. The new tasks have no importance ratings yet, and individual approval, transport, and ordnance handling authority must be verified by specific duties, institution, and jurisdiction.
They are distinguished by main duties, and the current O*NET profile for this occupation also lists overlapping tasks such as plan layout, hole drilling, and material transport; road transport, engineering approval, or specialty ordnance handling authority is checked separately by institution and jurisdiction and cannot be uniformly excluded by the Chinese name.
Using the FT347 fictional document verification item on this page, only organize versions, signatures, missing materials, and handover to-dos; do not design charging, wiring, initiation, or abnormal handling methods, and do not touch equipment or enter the work site.
Editorial observation: FT347 can be used to check whether you are willing to read versions and signatures item by item, preserve unknowns, and state pending confirmations; one paper performance does not prove safety capability, hiring qualifications, or rule out the occupation.
This card is a career exploration reference and does not constitute hiring, competence scoring, or safety and legal conclusions.
First verify the actual duties, setting, and authorization, then use the FT347 paper item to observe document verification and handover habits; whether you accept outdoor and on-site work must be checked separately against the target position's conditions.
Work context｜O*NET US survey: 92% outdoors daily, 83% exposed to hazardous conditions daily, 100% wearing routine protective equipment daily; not extrapolated to China. Work location｜Actual facilities and settings are checked by position; the survey is not used to infer a Chinese distribution. Work conditions｜Standing 50% continuously and 36% for more than half the time; a typical work week is 58% more than 40 hours and 38% 40 hours; noise and contaminants 67% daily, an independent survey with its own rounding, not an accident rate. Main subjects｜Documents, facilities, materials, people, and equipment; specific roles are checked separately. Working relationships｜88% face-to-face discussions daily, and health and safety responsibility is 71% very high and 25% high, which is not a legal allocation of liability. Tools and materials｜O*NET lists analysis, CAD, GIS, positioning, and office software, which does not mean every position must master them. Policy basis｜Insufficient evidence: this round did not verify permit regulations jurisdiction by jurisdiction; check the competent authority and the employer's original text. Record requirements｜Actual record fields, duties, and information permissions are checked separately; this item verifies only the four fictional documents. Safety boundaries｜This page gives no operating design, parameter, or on-site handling guidance; FT347 grants no operating authority.
Mainly charging and initiation execution
This round O*NET currently shows 2025 employment of 5,200 and a little-or-no-change classification for 2025—2035, with an annual average of 400 openings; BLS table 1.2 gives an exact 0.0%. The 2025 wage median is 61,390 USD/year and 29.51 USD/hour, with wage and employment definitions kept separate.
Receive design documents → Verify permits and area guarding → Measure and clean holes → Collect and load explosives → Wire and test → Guard and clear the area and detonate → Post-blast inspection and records
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wages: this occupation's national value is not listed separately; this page uses the 'mining' industry average wage as a proxy (non-private 143,361 yuan/year, private 79,169 yuan/year), which only explains the industry background.
Mainly area guarding and safety checks
BLS exact SOC47-5032: both 2025 employment and the 2035 projection are 5,200, and the 0.0% change and the 0.0 net change in thousands are rounded values; an annual average of 400 openings over 2025—2035, not net additions. O*NET currently lists government, mining and quarrying, and oil and gas as the main 2025 industries, and the old industry shares cannot be carried over as current shares.
Verify design hole positions → Check equipment and detonators → Load and verify by depth → Wire and test the circuit → Guard and clear the area, then confirm → Detonate and observe → Post-blast inspection and handling
The scope of the position materials editorially verified; the original texts of specific jurisdictional permits must be checked separately
Operations and safety records: hole positions and charge weights, wiring tests, area guarding and initiation commands, and post-blast inspection and misfire handling records.
Adjacent directions are compared by main subjects and duties, and the names do not make them mutually exclusive: the O*NET profile for this occupation also lists plan layout, hole drilling, and material transport, and drilling occupations may overlap. The new tasks have no importance ratings yet; individual authority for engineering approval, road transport, and specialized ordnance handling must be checked separately.
Centered on completing charging and initiation execution under permit procedures
Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, and move earth, rock, and other materials, and carry out handling, storage, and inventory procedures.
Subjects are blast holes and blasting equipment; the basis is permits and safety procedures
Subjects include blast holes and blasting design, explosives and detonators, warning zones and personnel and equipment, and inventory and operating records; the basis is the local blasting permit and explosives management rules, storage and transport procedures, and emergency plans.
The US O*NET47-5032.00 includes explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters, who mainly place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or move earth and rock, and may specialize in handling, storage, and record keeping. The current task list also includes blast plan layout, hole drilling, material transport, geological records, and drone surveys; the Chinese short name cannot be used to exclude all design or drilling tasks. The new tasks have no importance ratings yet, and individual approval, transport, and ordnance handling authority must be verified by specific duties, institution, and jurisdiction.
Permit — procedure — area guarding — records
Verify design and permits → Measure and clean holes → Charge and wire → Test the circuit → Guard and clear the area → Detonate → Post-blast inspection and records
Charging and inspection records, inventory and issue records
Hole position and charge weight records, wiring test and initiation records, and post-blast inspection and inventory issue records.
Specific position, authorization, and command relationships must be checked against the original text
Editorial verification: confirm the actual authority of the position's executor, commander, approver, and supervisor; do not presume legal responsibility from the occupation name or this page.
Anomalies must trigger a stop and report; do not handle them yourself
When misfires, cutoffs, or sudden weather changes occur, or when area guarding is incomplete, stop and report for handling per procedure; do not handle them yourself based on experience.
Does not constitute safe operating or legal advice
This page is occupational information and does not replace permits, safety procedures, or legal advice, nor can individual ability or hiring conclusions be inferred from the occupation name.
Insufficient evidence: this round did not verify jurisdiction by jurisdiction the permit regulations for blasting, explosives storage and transport, and ordnance handling; US occupational materials cannot be used to infer Chinese qualifications, specific certificate names, or individual authority. Editorial verification: first read the target position's setting, training and refresher training, actual approval and command authority, storage and transport duties, and occupational health and shift or site arrangements; underwater, oil and gas well, or unexploded ordnance work is consulted separately only when the actual position involves it and the authority is verified, and this page does not infer general requirements from it.
Verify the work setting and permit requirements
Confirm the setting type and the blasting permit or qualification required by the employer
Verify storage and transport responsibility
Confirm the responsibility and procedures for collecting, temporarily storing, and transporting explosives
Verify command and area guarding relationships
Confirm who owns on-site command, area guarding, and initiation orders
Verify safety training and refresher training
Confirm safety training, refresher training, and assessment arrangements
Verify insurance and health checks
Confirm employer insurance and occupational health examination arrangements
Verify hours and site arrangements
Confirm limits on hours, site presence, assignments away, and work windows
Adjacent directions are compared by main tasks: industrial blasting or ordnance handling, drilling except oil and gas, surface excavation and loading, continuous mining, oil and gas drilling, and on-site hauling and lifting. Tasks may overlap, and the difference is not whether an individual already holds a permit; transition conditions are checked separately against the target position.
The comparison basis is O*NET 47-5032.00 and the official occupational profiles of related occupations (tasks, tools, work activities, and preparation levels) plus BLS occupational and wage statistics. These materials describe occupational scope and do not represent individual transition feasibility, salary outcomes, or the permit requirements of a particular region and employer; the permits, training, and experience needed for a cross-occupation transition must be checked item by item against the target position posting and local regulations.
The following occupations all relate to mining, drilling, or on-site work, but their subjects and permit requirements differ; use them to help locate a direction rather than as substitutes for one another.
This occupation covers blasting and ordnance handling tasks, and individual authority is checked by position and jurisdiction
Choose that occupation if you prefer hole drilling and drilling rig work; choose this occupation if you prefer charging and initiation execution
Operate drilling rigs to drill holes per design and maintain drilling tools
Drilling operators except oil and gas
That occupation mainly excavates and loads earth, rock, and bulk materials; it may collaborate with blasting, and the name does not imply there are absolutely no overlapping tasks
Choose that occupation if you prefer machine operation and loading; choose this occupation if you prefer explosives work and initiation execution
Operate excavators and loaders to dig, load, and move materials
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining
That occupation mainly continuously strips and loads material from the mine face, and roof support is not its uniform definition; this page's occupation covers blasting and ordnance handling
Choose that occupation if you prefer continuous underground mining; choose this occupation if you prefer surface or demolition blasting execution
Operate self-propelled mining machines to continuously strip material from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks
Continuous mining machine operators
Mainly oil and gas well drilling tools and wellhead operations; this occupation is mainly explosives charging and initiation
Choose that occupation if you prefer oil and gas well operations; choose this occupation if you prefer blasting execution across multiple settings
Operate rotary drilling equipment to complete oil and gas well operations
Oil and gas rotary drill operators
Mainly on-site hauling and transport; this occupation is mainly explosives and initiation work
Explore on-site driving and hauling or blasting and ordnance handling by main tasks; the specific authorization for each must be checked separately
Operate industrial trucks and tractors for on-site hauling
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Lifting occupations mainly use booms, cables, or tower equipment to raise and move materials; this occupation is mainly blasting and ordnance handling, and actual collaboration and authority are checked separately
Choose that occupation if you prefer rigging and equipment positioning; choose this occupation if you prefer blasting work and area guarding
Operate cranes or tower cranes to complete lifting and positioning
Crane and tower crane operators
Compare in this order: first the subjects and duties, then whether the basis is blasting permits and safety procedures, machine operating procedures, or transport and lifting standards.
Practitioners studying or preparing to enter the field
First master blasting fundamentals, equipment identification, and safety procedures, obtain the permits and training certificates required by the location, and participate in on-site work and warnings under the guidance of certified personnel.
Newly entered blasting assistants
New hires first verify position authorization, training, and document permissions; this page practices document verification only and does not use the paper item to participate in equipment or on-site work.
Practicing explosives workers and blasters
Editorial candidate: after institutional permission and tool validation, explore version and format organization of non-sensitive text materials; actual operating parameters, equipment information, and operating decisions are not produced by this page or by generative tools.
Work crew or project leads
Leads can first verify information permissions and validation conditions; this round did not obtain their tool adoption rate or benefit data, and ledgers and similar items are not automatically called low-risk.
Insufficient evidence: no institutional AI adoption rate, measured efficiency, wage, or employment causal quantity for this occupation was obtained. ILO is a global potential task exposure study, O*NET is a task description, and NIST is a voluntary risk framework; none proves that this occupation has already adopted it or been augmented as a whole. This page does not score tasks.
O*NET OnLine：Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters（47-5032.00）
Occupational tasks and work activities
BLS2025—2035 occupational projections and characteristics table
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
Wage distribution and statistical definitions
ILO Working Paper 96: Generative AI and Jobs (2023)
International research on task exposure
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
AI risk and governance frameworks
O*NET explosives worker occupational profile
Occupation preparation level and US search entry, not a specific permit legal basis
O*NET explosives worker detailed occupational information
Tools, technology, and preparation level
The following compares duties and text organization candidates by plan materials, on-site work, warnings, and records (editorial summary), not measured impact or a tool performance ranking.
Non-sensitive text material organization as a to-be-validated candidate
On-site charging, wiring, and initiation decisions
Format organization of permitted written records as a candidate
Warning, clearing, and abnormal-handling decisions
Ordinary scheduling text as a to-be-validated candidate, not used for on-site work
Judgment on handling misfires and cutoffs
The following evidence cards correspond respectively to international organizations' task exposure research, official occupational materials, and governance frameworks; read them according to their own research subjects and limitations, and do not merge them into a single conclusion.
Based on a task classification method, not actual enterprise adoption or job change data
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023)
Global employment and task-level assessment of generative AI exposure
The WP96 study examines global occupational tasks' potential generative AI exposure, and augmentation potential and overall replacement are not the same concept; adoption rates, effects, or job disappearance conclusions cannot be filled in for this occupation on that basis.
Describes occupational scope and contains no AI adoption or productivity data
O*NET OnLine（47-5032.00）
Official occupational task and work activity description
O*NET lists tasks such as operating, inspecting, and recording materials for this occupation; listing non-sensitive text organization as an editorial candidate does not mean AI can verify operating parameters or has already replaced on-site duties.
Projections are based on assumptions and do not equal actual results
BLS employment projections (2025—2035)
US explosives worker employment projections
US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions. The table provides no AI causal estimate for this occupation, and it is not inferred into an AI effect or a specific project's hiring outcome.
Wage statistics, excluding individual contract pay
BLS OEWS (2025 median, presented via O*NET)
US explosives worker (47-5032) wage distribution
The 2025 five-tier annual wages are 40,480/49,630/61,390/80,370/99,360 USD, corresponding to the 10/25/50/75/90 percentiles; taken from BLS2025 wage data presented by O*NET, not evidence of an AI wage effect.
Governance framework, containing no occupational or employment data
NIST AI RMF 1.0（2023）
AI system risk governance framework (voluntary adoption)
NIST AI RMF 1.0 is a voluntary risk management framework that organizations can use to structure governance, measurement, and management arrangements; the review and documentation on this page are editorial suggestions, not permit, legal, or employment conclusions for this occupation.
Non-sensitive text version and format verification is an editorial candidate, and tool performance and output accuracy must actually be validated; the O*NET task list does not prove that technology can already handle blasting design, parameters, or abnormal handling.
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain this occupation's institutional AI adoption rate, benefits, or material disclosure permissions. Verifying permissions and validation before adoption is an editorial suggestion and does not claim that institutions commonly already use it for ledgers.
US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions. No AI employment causal quantity was obtained, and all-factor projections are not used to fill in a disappearance year.
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a measured conclusion on overall augmentation or replacement for this occupation. Global potential exposure and the text organization candidate cannot support that conclusion.
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023); O*NET 47-5032.00 task materials
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a representative Chinese position education and qualification sample or the original permit texts for each jurisdiction, and specific authorization and investment are checked separately. The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, less than 5 years of related work experience, and long-term on-the-job training; O*NET is JobZone1-2, and the education survey shows 63% high school or equivalent, 21% postsecondary certificate, and 8% some college with no degree, which is a different basis and is not a hiring ratio. The O*NET software list includes analysis, CAD, GIS, and office spreadsheets, and a listing does not equal a general programming requirement.
O*NET 47-5032.00 technical skills and preparation level
Non-sensitive text version and format organization can serve as a validation candidate; this round did not obtain task-level AI performance or an impact ranking, and these are not claimed to be the most directly affected.
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023); O*NET task materials
US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions. There is no AI causal column, and a stable projection does not prove augmentation or replacement.
BLS employment projections (2025—2035)
This page does not make initiation or abnormal handling decisions; specific role authority and institutional use conditions must be checked against the original text. NIST does not grant individual operating authorization, and tool output cannot serve as the real operating basis for this item.
NIST voluntary framework and this page's editorial boundaries; specific regulations were not verified this round
Insufficient evidence: no evidence of an AI replacement year or disappearance for this occupation was obtained, and global potential exposure cannot be substituted.
BLS employment projections; ILO Working Paper 96
For career exploration, first read the official tasks and position authorization conditions, then use FT347 to verify versions, signatures, and document to-dos; real equipment and work training are arranged separately only under the actual conditions of a suitable institution.
O*NET 47-5032.00; BLS employment and wage statistics
When using AI to assist with this occupation's work, confirm boundaries and responsibility in the following order:
First confirm the task scope, permit scope, and safety responsibility, and decide which parts may use tools.
Editorial suggestion: consider non-sensitive text organization only after permission and validation; do not produce operating designs, key parameters, or on-site instructions.
Editorial suggestion: check text sources, versions, and signatures against the originals; technical review of operations is arranged separately by the institution that actually holds the authority.
Record the tool name, version, inputs, and human modifications to keep operations and inventory records traceable.
Actual operating duties, approval, and supervision authority must be checked against the position, institution, and jurisdiction's original text; neither the text nor the tool output in this item constitutes operating authorization or an on-site instruction.
Generated content may contain wrong parameters or outdated procedures
This item preserves unknowns and submits document to-dos, and does not use generated content on site
Operations and inventory information involves safety and compliance
Handle it under minimum necessary and permission requirements; sensitive information must not be submitted to external tools
Operations and inventory records must be traceable, otherwise they cannot be reviewed
Record the tool name, version, inputs, and modifications, and keep operations and ledger versions
Errors in hole positions, charge weights, or equipment information affect safety
This item does not input, generate, or recompute operating parameters; recorded technical review still awaits confirmation by the authorized institution
Abnormal handling requires clear assignment of responsibility
Define the reporting process and responsible person; unauthorized handling must not be carried out
Authority to execute and judge on-site work and warnings is checked separately by actual role; this page covers text verification only
Measuring and cleaning holes and charging and wiring
On-site charging and initiation
Non-sensitive document version organization is a to-be-validated candidate (editorial judgment)
Warning and initiation confirmation must be checked against the actual authorized role; this item does not perform on-site confirmation
Clearing the area and executing initiation
Warning and initiation
Ordinary text version verification candidate; does not generate on-site signals (editorial judgment)
Anomaly reporting and handling authority must be checked against institutional procedures; this item only records pending confirmations and provides no handling methods
Misfires, cutoffs, and anomaly reporting and handling
Abnormal handling and reporting
Non-sensitive document directory organization candidate; does not generate emergency handling (editorial judgment)
Authority and division of labor for equipment collection, handover, and records are checked by actual position; this item verifies fictional documents only
Explosives collection, handover, and inventory registration
Equipment and inventory management
Permitted non-sensitive text format organization candidate (editorial judgment)
Actual equipment inspection and maintenance are assigned by the institution with defined roles and training; this item does not touch or inspect equipment
Equipment inspection and maintenance
Equipment maintenance
Document version verification candidate; does not substitute for equipment inspection (editorial judgment)
Permit review, employer authorization, and individual duties are each checked against the original text; this page does not determine their legal allocation
Executing within permit scope and work authorization
Permits and authorization
Authorization material to-do organization candidate; does not make qualification conclusions (editorial judgment)
On-site collaboration and signal duties must be checked against actual roles and procedures; this item only drafts an unsent confirmation letter
Collaboration with drilling, transport, and safety personnel
Collaboration and communication
Ordinary scheduling text candidate; does not replace on-site communication instructions (editorial judgment)
The above are task-level judgments and evidence boundaries and do not represent a definitive prediction of job numbers.
Mining industry, urban private units, 79,169 yuan/year (2025)
Private-unit industry proxy: differs from the non-private measure for the same industry and the two cannot be mixed.
Mainland China does not list this occupation separately, and there is no precisely corresponding occupational wage statistic
Position definition: responsibility boundaries and statistical classification must be checked by industry and region.
Monthly salary, annual salary, and project pay cannot be mixed
Pay unit: a fixed monthly salary, piece rates, and project pay cannot be compared directly.
Check against the source's publication period; do not merge different years
Statistical period: industry averages from different years cannot be compared directly.
The industry measure includes multiple occupations
Industry coverage: an industry average cannot replace this occupation's wage.
City and regional differences are significant and must be checked by work location
Regional differences: a national average does not represent a specific city.
A job posting quote is a single-employer sample and does not constitute an occupational median
Sample boundary: a single quote does not replace the occupational wage.
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain Chinese adoption, demand, or wage causal quantities for this occupation, and industry wages cannot be substituted. AI text organization is a to-be-validated editorial candidate only.
Definition note: industry average wages cover multiple occupations and cannot replace this occupation's wage distribution.
General education and on-the-job training background (editorial exploration)
Blasting assistant, charging, and equipment handling positions
Document organization or assistant duties can be explored; whether equipment may actually be handled requires checking authorization
Vocational or junior college (mining, engineering, or a related major)
Surface and underground blasting positions
Verify the specific role's authorization and supervision conditions; a degree does not imply independent work
Bachelor's degree or above (mining engineering, engineering blasting direction)
Drill and blast design, project management, and safety positions
Engineering documentation or management directions can be searched; design approval authority and qualifications are checked separately
Cross-disciplinary (engineering plus safety or surveying)
Surveying, safety, and regulatory collaboration positions
Verify the target role's requirements; a cross-disciplinary background does not automatically satisfy the qualifications
Mining institutions are an editorial search direction and do not represent the share of position demand
Construction and demolition institutions are an editorial search direction; actual position duties are checked separately
Water conservancy, environment, and public facilities management
Water conservancy or municipal institutions are an editorial search direction and are not a demand statistic for this occupation
National Bureau of Statistics: average wage of urban unit employees (industry category, publication index)｜https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/
Mining (industry proxy)
Insufficient evidence: no precise Chinese wage for this occupation, representative recruitment education and qualification sample, or industry position share was obtained. The table below is a background and institutional editorial exploration, not common positions, a qualification threshold, or starting-pay statistics.
The following uses the 'mining' industry average wage as an industry background proxy, which cannot replace this occupation's wage; if you see a recruitment figure, first check whether it is a fixed monthly salary, piece rates, or includes assignment and field allowances.
National Bureau of Statistics: 2025 average wage of urban unit employees (mining)｜https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202605/t20260515_1963707.html
Do not replace this occupation's wage with an industry average wage or a single job posting quote.
National (industry proxy)
Insufficient evidence: no national single-occupation monthly or annual salary statistic precisely corresponding to this occupation in mainland China was obtained; this page provides only the industry average wage as background (non-private 143,361 yuan/year, private 79,169 yuan/year, 2025), which cannot be converted into a specific position's monthly salary.
Insufficient evidence: no wage statistic or representative current quote for this occupation in first-tier cities was obtained; a single quote must be checked for date, duties, hours, and allowance pay, and it is not claimed to usually include a particular allowance.
Insufficient evidence: no wage statistic for this occupation in other cities was obtained; verify the actual work location, duties, and pay conditions, and do not substitute an industry average.
Mining, engineering construction, and demolition are editorial search directions; this round did not obtain a Chinese industry position share or complete permit regulations for this occupation, and it is not claimed that positions are concentrated there or that a degree implies a permit.
Notes on US O*NET and BLS statistical definitions｜https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Change of 0.0% (2025—2035, BLS projections)
61,390 USD/year; 29.51 USD/hour (2025, 50th percentile)
Pay · 10th percentile｜40,480 USD/year; 19.46 USD/hour (2025, BLS presented via O*NET)｜a distribution position, not an entry-level or individual quote.
49,630 USD/year (2025, 25th percentile)
Pay · 25th percentile｜49,630 USD/year; 23.86 USD/hour (2025, BLS presented via O*NET)｜a distribution position, not an entry-level or individual quote.
61,390 USD/year (2025, 50th percentile)
Pay · 50th percentile｜61,390 USD/year; 29.51 USD/hour (2025, BLS presented via O*NET)｜a distribution position, not an entry-level or individual quote.
80,370 USD/year (2025, 75th percentile)
Pay · 75th percentile｜80,370 USD/year; 38.64 USD/hour (2025, BLS presented via O*NET)｜a distribution position, not an entry-level or individual quote.
99,360 USD/year (2025, 90th percentile)
Pay · 90th percentile｜99,360 USD/year; 47.77 USD/hour (2025, BLS presented via O*NET)｜a distribution position, not an entry-level or individual quote.
Employment · size｜5,200 people in 2025 (BLS table 1.2), which differs from OEWS wage coverage; the current O*NET summary is also a 2025 base period and 2025—2035. BLS exact table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; O*NET summary｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/47-5032.00
Change of 0.0% (2025—2035, BLS projections)
Employment · change rate｜0.0% (2025—2035)｜the table shows 5.2 thousand for both 2025 and 2035, and the rounded value does not mean every position is unchanged or indicate an individual hiring probability; BLS current projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; O*NET historical projection background (not the source of the 2025 values)｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/47-5032.00
400 per year on average (2025—2035)
Employment · annual average job openings｜400 (2025—2035)｜includes growth and replacements and does not equal net additions or a ten-year total; BLS current projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; O*NET historical projection background (not the source of the 2025 values)｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/47-5032.00
The above are US occupational statistics for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (O*NET-SOC 47-5032.00, SOC 47-5032); this occupation's wage by industry was not obtained this time and does not represent wage levels or position demand in mainland China.
The US 2025 10/25/50/75/90 wage percentiles are 40,480/49,630/61,390/80,370/99,360 USD/year; the median hourly wage is 29.51 USD. US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions. Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain precise by-industry occupational median wages, and no claim is made that the official source does not publish them.
The median is the midpoint of the wage distribution, not a starting wage; verify the duties, location, hours, and pay method of an individual quote, and statistical values do not imply an individual's take-home pay.
US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions.
Employment and growth
Permits and safety training affect the types of work and scope of responsibility one may take on, but individual capability or authorization boundaries cannot be inferred directly from the occupation name.
Change of 0.0% (2025—2035, BLS projections)
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain the median wage for this occupation within that industry, which does not mean the official source has not published it
The by-industry estimate for this occupation was not obtained this time, and group-level measures or adjacent occupations are not substituted
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain the median wage for this occupation within that industry, which does not mean the official source has not published it
The by-industry estimate for this occupation was not obtained this time, and group-level measures or adjacent occupations are not substituted
Professional, scientific, and technical services (industry background)
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain the median wage for this occupation within that industry, which does not mean the official source has not published it
The by-industry estimate for this occupation was not obtained this time, and group-level measures or adjacent occupations are not substituted
Construction (industry background)
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain the median wage for this occupation within that industry, which does not mean the official source has not published it
The by-industry estimate for this occupation was not obtained this time, and group-level measures or adjacent occupations are not substituted
No. The median is the midpoint of the distribution for the same wage period, not a starting wage; the 2025 five percentile tiers were obtained, and the 10th percentile likewise cannot be taken as an entry-level wage.
Hourly and annual wages are separate statistical indicators; individual annual income requires checking actual hours, pay, and contract conditions, and take-home pay is not derived directly from the median hourly wage.
The five annual wage tiers and hourly wages come from the BLS2025 wage data cited by the O*NET NationalWages table for this occupation. Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain precise by-industry occupational median wages, and averages or adjacent occupations are not used as substitutes.
Work type, mineral, region, and permit qualifications all affect actual income; wage definitions from different sources (monthly salary, piece rates, including field or safety allowances) cannot be mixed.
61,390 USD/year (median hourly 29.51 USD, 2025)
10th percentile 40,480 USD/year; 19.46 USD/hour (2025), a distribution position, not a starting wage.
Median: 61,390 USD/year (median hourly 29.51 USD, 2025); half of workers are below and half above this value.
90th percentile 99,360 USD/year; 47.77 USD/hour (2025), not a guarantee of individual high pay.
O*NET occupational interest scores R98/C53/I46/E14/S5/A4, summarized as RCI for the top three; not individual ability, a percentage, or a hiring or performance prediction. R leans toward equipment and physical activity, C toward procedural information, and I toward research and analysis, and specific tasks are checked against the actual position.
Official occupational interest code (O*NET)
Editorial observation: whether in FT347 you are willing to preserve pending confirmations and verify versions and signatures; interest in thrills or one performance cannot directly prove that a person is unsuited to the occupation.
The Big Five serves only as a self-observation framework; O*NET work styles for this occupation include attention to detail, caution, and stress tolerance, which is not the Big Five inventory or an individual hiring standard, and this round did not examine occupational personality prediction research.
Personality model (not an occupational standard)
Treating a personality test result as an occupational conclusion, or ruling yourself out on that basis.
The occupational interest information on this page comes from O*NET's interest code RCI for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (47-5032.00); it describes work activity preferences, not an individual assessment result, and cannot infer suitability or hiring likelihood.
This page does not use MBTI to predict occupational ability or performance; communication preferences may be organized, but actual performance must be verified against real tasks, training, and authorization conditions.
The current official O*NET interest code is RCI, corresponding to Realistic—Conventional—Investigative; the detailed interest scores R98/C53/I46 describe occupational activity interests, not an individual assessment or qualification conclusion.
Personality preference framework (not an occupational standard)
RCI (Realistic—Conventional—Investigative)
Using a type label to explain that you are not suited to on-site work.
Editorial observation: in real authorized training or position experience, record whether you keep verifying documents and honestly state unknowns and report per procedure; the record does not prove full safety capability or hiring performance.
Personality framework (not an occupational standard)
Treating a type description as proof of occupational fit.
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a representative Chinese position education and qualification sample or the original permit texts for each jurisdiction, and specific authorization and investment are checked separately. The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, less than 5 years of related work experience, and long-term on-the-job training; O*NET is JobZone1-2, and the education survey shows 63% high school or equivalent, 21% postsecondary certificate, and 8% some college with no degree, which is a different basis and is not a hiring ratio. The mathematics observation on this page verifies only the FT347 version numbers and document status, and does not train operating parameters.
Official occupational knowledge requirements (O*NET)
Treating a single test result as an ability ceiling.
Editorial observation: when the FT347 document versions conflict or signatures are missing, can you state what is known, unknown, and pending confirmation; emotional intelligence scales are not used to predict performance in this occupation.
General capability framework
Using high or low emotional intelligence in place of verifying procedure execution and safety records.
The following is a work-style observation checklist and does not constitute a personality diagnosis, competence score, or hiring conclusion; occupational judgments must still be checked against real tasks, permit requirements, and the employer's safety system.
The key question is not 'do you dare to touch explosives' but whether you can strictly follow procedures and warning requirements over the long term, whether you can pause and report per procedure when something is abnormal, and whether you can write work and inventory records clearly. Interest and personality frameworks can only indicate observation directions and cannot replace verification through real tasks.
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining
Prefers mechanical excavation, loading, and transfer
Would rather operate machinery than do explosives work
Underground mining machine operators
Underground mining machinery is a broad direction; 47-5049 All Other provides no complete task data, and specific equipment roles are checked separately.
Would rather do mining machinery than blasting execution
Continuous mining machine operators
Prefers continuously stripping the mine face and loading
Would rather do continuous mining than blasting execution
Oil and gas rotary drill operators
Prefers oil and gas well drilling tool work
Would rather do drilling than blasting execution
Drilling operators except oil and gas
Prefers drilling holes per design and maintaining drilling tools
Would rather do hole drilling than charging and initiation
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Prefers on-site transport and hauling
Would rather explore hauling and driving than blasting or ordnance handling; the authorization for each is checked separately
This page does not give suitability conclusions based on personality labels; you can first use FT347 to observe whether you are willing to verify versions, signatures, and to-dos, and real training and qualifications are checked separately.
Introversion does not directly give an occupational fit; FT347 can be used to observe whether version verification and confirmation letters clearly state what is known, unknown, and pending, and real on-site communication and training conditions are checked separately.
Extraversion does not automatically prove occupational ability; whether FT347 accurately states what is known and pending is more suitable as an exploration record than a type label.
This page does not designate the most suitable MBTI type, nor does it infer task capability from type; paper document verification and real training conditions are observed separately.
O*NET occupational interest scores R98/C53/I46/E14/S5/A4, summarized on this page as RCI for the top three; not individual ability, a ratio, or a hiring prediction.
This round did not examine research on personality inventory prediction of performance in this occupation, and this page does not use scores to determine ability, suitability, or hiring; the FT347 experience may be recorded.
This page does not draw occupational conclusions from mathematics scores; FT347 verifies only versions and document status. Actual position technical training and assessment are checked separately, and operating parameters are not computed in this item.
This page sets no emotional intelligence threshold; you can observe whether the FT347 confirmation letter states what is known, unknown, and pending, and actual communication and position training are checked separately.
The Enneagram serves only as an editorial self-reflection entry point, and this page does not use type to give safety capability or occupational fit conclusions; the document verification experience and real training are kept separate.
First complete the FT347 four text materials, four works, and the day 5 update, and record the document verification experience; adjacent directions are read separately by main tasks, and the works grant no real operating qualification.
Willing to verify document versions, signatures, and missing materials item by item
Able to pause and report per the rules when an anomaly occurs or the warning is incomplete
Only verify the versions, signatures, and missing materials of the four FT347 fictional documents, and submit four status lines, to-dos, and an unsent confirmation letter; do not enter the site or perform work based on the item.
Used to verify this occupation's identity, task scope, and preparation level
Used to verify tasks, work activities, and technology tools
Used to verify US wage statistical definitions
Used to verify US employment projections and job openings
A US training search entry only; cannot verify Chinese qualifications
A US certification search entry only; does not prove a universal legal threshold
Used to verify the US wage and employment trends page
Used to verify work context, interest, and work style materials
This page does not make safety operating or legal conclusions; actual permits, duties, and abnormal handling authority must be checked against the specific institution's and jurisdiction's original texts.
The O*NET US survey shows 83% exposed to hazardous conditions daily and 71% with extremely serious consequences of error, neither of which is an accident rate. The following six cards are editorial check directions in the context of occupational tasks; this round did not obtain accident frequency or the effect size of measures in reducing risk, and no on-site handling methods are provided.
Editorial summary based on O*NET tasks and context; NIST provides only a voluntary AI risk framework and ILO discusses only potential exposure, and neither is a source of blasting safety procedures or legal authority.
Workers and people nearby
May cause serious injury
Editorial verification: confirm whether the position's required command, approval, and supervision materials are complete; this item does not develop warning or initiation plans
An incomplete warning leaves personnel or equipment unwithdrawn
May lead to explosives being out of control
Editorial verification: confirm the actual institution's duty and record materials; this item does not take part in equipment collection, handover, or storage and transport
Explosives collection, temporary storage, and handover get out of control
May lead to misfires or unintended detonation
Editorial verification: flag technical review materials and pending authorization; this item does not compute or design charging and wiring
Errors in charge weight or wiring go undetected
May lead to accidents in subsequent operations
Editorial verification: record the status of anomalous materials already handed over; real handling follows the authorized institution's original text and is not decided by this item
Misfires or cutoffs are not handled per the rules
May lead to compliance risk and unclear responsibility
Editorial verification: confirm the originals, versions, and signatures; real retention obligations and periods are checked separately
Work and inventory records are missing or untraceable
All on-site roles
May lead to coordination errors
Editorial verification: confirm the versions and signatures of duty and communication materials; do not generate on-site signals from this page
Inconsistent signal or instruction wording
O*NET occupational scope background; does not prove risk frequency or legal responsibility
O*NET tasks and context, not wage statistics or regulations
ILO global AI potential exposure study; does not support blasting accident or measure effect claims
NIST voluntary AI risk management framework; does not grant operating permits
US wage entry, wage background only; does not support risk or operating rules
| Verify the target position and project authorization |
| Real position requirements and training materials |
| Complete the FT347 pending-confirmation letter draft |
| Do not develop area guarding or demolition methods |
| Tunnel or underground duties (editorial exploration) | Verify the position's work scope and training conditions | Real institution and position materials | Complete the FT347 document directory | Do not invent ventilation and withdrawal requirements |
| Ordnance handling related duties (editorial exploration) | Verify the specialty role and applicable jurisdiction | Actual specialty qualifications and position materials | Complete the FT347 information permission notes | Do not take part in handling, identification, or disposal |
Employer requirements: education and training
Verify the education or training requirements and on-the-job training arrangements, and record the posting date and whether it is still open.
Distinguish 'has received safety training' from 'holds a blasting permit', and do not substitute a degree for a permit and on-site experience.
Employer requirements: permits and review
Verify the target position's specific permits, training, review, and information permissions; this round did not obtain a representative current posting.
Record the requirements and their validity period; crossing regions or mineral types requires re-verification.
O*NET preparation level
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, less than 5 years of related work experience, and long-term on-the-job training; O*NET is JobZone1-2, and the education survey shows 63% high school or equivalent, 21% postsecondary certificate, and 8% some college with no degree, which is a different basis and is not a hiring ratio. Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a representative Chinese position education and qualification sample or the original permit texts for each jurisdiction, and specific authorization and investment are checked separately.
The preparation level describes the occupation as a whole and does not represent specific position or permit conditions.
Employer requirements: equipment and instruments
Verify the target role's actual equipment, software, and training requirements; this item uses only the given document text and does not touch equipment.
State the actual use scenarios; do not substitute a list for permits and safety capability.
Material One: FT347 fictional document package
Document verification only: the D-A plan directory v2 is marked 'draft' with no approval signature; the D-B directory of the same name v1 is marked 'old version' and has a signature; the D-C training roster v3 shows A's training status as 'recorded' with the position authorization field blank; the D-D handover summary v1 has a blank recipient field.
The four text materials are the entire input for this item; they contain no hole positions, charge weights, wiring, exclusion distances, timing, or real unit personnel.
Item rule: drafts, old versions, and blank fields are all left as they are, with no added signatures or authorizations; when there is no explicit approval material, the status for this item is uniformly 'pending verification only, and work must not be based on it'.
The materials are editorially fictional and cannot be used for real projects or to prove safety capability.
Output: a four-line document status table, version differences, pending items, and an unsent confirmation letter; do not produce operating key points or an operation checklist.
This item only organizes text; it does not touch equipment, enter the site, or identify or dispose of suspicious objects.
Material Two: FT347 deliverable requirements
Transcribe the versions, markings, and missing fields of D-A through D-D item by item; state that D-A and D-B cannot be mixed, that A's training record is not position authorization, and that D-D still lacks a recipient.
Checkable output: a four-line status table and to-dos; do not fill in technical parameters or move an old signature onto a new draft.
Material Three: FT347 confirmation letter draft (unsent)
To the person in charge: D-A is a v2 draft with no approval signature, D-B is a signed v1 old version, and A's authorization field and the D-D recipient are blank. Please confirm the current approved version, A's position authorization, and the handover recipient; until you reply, this item only keeps the to-dos and does not base work on it.
The reference only demonstrates separating what is known from what is unknown; it does not assume approval, an actual handover, or completed work.
The only new input on day 5: the D-D recipient is filled in as B, and the other materials are unchanged; update only the recipient field, while D-A's approval, the current version, and A's authorization remain pending confirmation.
Material Four: FT347 completion boundaries
Completing document verification does not equal operating authorization, passing training, or a safety conclusion. Real technical review and on-site training must be arranged separately by the institution that actually holds the authority and under its conditions, and this item requires no contact with others.
Work One: FT347 input conditions comparison table
Use only D-A through D-D to list versions, markings, original fields, missing items, and the item rules; a real job posting is optional follow-up material.
Flag what is known, what is pending confirmation, and what authorization cannot be inferred from the materials.
Work Two: FT347 document status and difference table
Record line by line the D-A draft, the D-B old version, that D-C training does not equal authorization, and the missing D-D recipient.
Do not change the original signature, fill in approval, or invent operating technical plans.
Work Three: FT347 to-dos and the day 5 update
Update only the D-D recipient per the given new input of B, and keep the other three to-dos and the confirmation letter draft.
No actual work was performed; do not write post-blast results, parameters, or personnel reactions.
Work Four: FT347 materials and tools notes
State that this item only reads the given text and used no equipment and performed no on-site work; record the tools and versions actually used.
Record the input, output, and modifications only if AI was actually used; if it was not used, state so honestly.
| Scenario | Questions that may be asked | Evidence that can be presented | Conclusions that cannot be inferred |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview (separate scenario) | Whether the candidate can explain the real tasks, position authorization, and document boundaries | Real position or training materials; this item serves only as a document organization example | The employer decides hiring; this item grants no qualification |
| Formal training and assessment (separate scenario) | What are the specific training and assessment conditions | Actually existing institutional original texts and records | This item does not prove that you have passed |
| Internship or probation (separate scenario) | Whether the participation conditions and supervision authorization are in place | Real records of actual experience; presentation requires checking document permissions | Not a prerequisite for completing this item |
| After onboarding (separate scenario) | How are role duties and approval authority determined | Actual position policies and authorization materials | Must not be used to expand the permit |
Day 1: read FT347
Transcribe the four inputs and the item rules; read text only.
Day 2: verify versions
Compare the D-A draft v2 with the D-B old version v1, and do not move the old signature onto the new draft.
Day 3: verify document status
Record D-C training with blank authorization and the D-D blank recipient.
Day 4: write the confirmation letter draft
List pending confirmations per Material Three; do not actually send it or assume approval.
Day 5: update with the given new input
Change only the D-D recipient to B, and keep the other approval version and authorization to-dos.
Day 6: independent review or optionally ask someone to read the text
Verify the original fields and changes across the four lines; if no one else is available, complete it independently per the item rules, and do not fabricate feedback.
Day 7: write an exploration judgment
Describe the document verification experience and the training and authorization that a real position requires; do not give a conclusion about personal safety capability.
| Qualification and preparation item | Who it applies to | Role for this occupation | Whether it is universally required | Conditions and investment | Scale of investment | What it cannot replace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High school diploma or equivalent | Typical US entry reference | BLS typical education statistics | Occupational statistics, not a per-employer rule | BLS also lists less than 5 years of related experience and long-term on-the-job training | Do not infer training days from high school or the Job Zone | Does not equal a permit or permission to work individually |
| Mining or engineering education background | For those exploring related directions | Compare course and position requirements item by item | This round did not verify representative Chinese requirements | Verify institution courses, the target role, and actual postings | Insufficient evidence: no unified duration or cost was verified | A degree does not grant approval or operating authority |
| Position permit and training materials | For those who actually need the relevant authorization | Verify the specific jurisdiction and role | Insufficient evidence: the original texts were not verified jurisdiction by jurisdiction | Verify the issuing body, scope, validity period, and position authorization | Insufficient evidence: no unified acquisition period was verified | A training certificate does not equal authorization for all settings |
| Storage and transport-related qualification materials | For those actually involved in storage and transport | Verify the real role and jurisdiction | Do not infer a universal requirement from the occupation name | Check actual regulations, positions, and the institution's original text separately | Insufficient evidence: duration and cost were not verified | Cannot expand other authority |
| Ordnance handling related qualification materials | For those exploring specific specialty positions | Verify role scope and training conditions | A US combined classification does not grant individual authority | Check the specific institution's and jurisdiction's original text separately | Insufficient evidence: no unified duration was verified | This item cannot substitute for specialty training |
| Position health and safety training | The actual target role | Verify participation and supervision conditions | This round did not verify a unified refresher training obligation | Check against the actual institution's and jurisdiction's original text | Insufficient evidence: no unified period was verified | Does not equal exemption from risk |
Education, training, permit, and experience requirements in a job posting must be read item by item; one item being relaxed does not mean other conditions can be substituted.
A degree, training certificate, operating permit, and employer authorization are different levels: completing a course or obtaining a certificate does not mean one can work independently in any setting.
Permits and qualifications have regional and work-type scopes; crossing regions or mineral types requires re-verification.
This page does not replace local blasting permits, explosives management, and safety regulations; work and abnormal handling are governed by actual permits and procedures, and this page does not provide safety or legal advice.
Entering this occupation is not just attending one training session: first verify the target position's work setting, permit requirements, equipment responsibility, and safety system, and record the posting date and whether it is still open.
The education, permit, and experience conditions in a job posting must be read together; one item being relaxed does not mean other conditions can be substituted.
Insufficient evidence: each jurisdiction's qualifications, training costs, and specific role authorization were not fully verified this round, and no representative current job posting was obtained. The paths and capability ladders are editorial exploration, not an official promotion standard. FT347 verifies documents only, provides no operating or legal conclusions, and does not take part in on-site work based on the item.
During exploration, first verify the target position's training, supervision, and individual authorization conditions; FT347 only organizes the check items and to-dos for the given documents and does not take part in equipment preparation, hole drilling, or area guarding on the basis of someone's guidance.
Blasting assistant
If the target position is intended to carry independent duties, first verify the actual training, experience, technical review, and position authorization; FT347 does not prove that you can already work independently.
Able to take on complex settings and abnormal handling and maintain operating and inventory record standards.
Able to serve as crew lead, accountable for process handoffs, safety execution, and team records.
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, less than 5 years of related work experience, and long-term on-the-job training; O*NET is JobZone1-2, and the education survey shows 63% high school or equivalent, 21% postsecondary certificate, and 8% some college with no degree, which is a different basis and is not a hiring ratio. Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a representative Chinese position education and qualification sample or the original permit texts for each jurisdiction, and specific authorization and investment are checked separately.
A degree, training, operating permit, and employer authorization are different levels; completing a course or obtaining a certificate does not mean one can work independently in any setting; permits and qualifications have regional and work-type scopes, and crossing regions or mineral types requires re-verification. This page does not replace local regulations and safety systems and provides no safety advice.
This page presents both US official occupational information and industry background information for mainland China; training, permit, and safety rules are checked separately for the two places.
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, less than 5 years of related experience, and long-term on-the-job training, and the O*NET general preparation level uses a different basis; the specific qualifications and role authorization for China and other jurisdictions were not verified item by item against their original texts this round.
O*NET occupational scope and task background; provides no wage or permit conclusions
Used to verify occupational tasks, work activities, and preparation level
The BLS wage entry serves as statistical background only and is not a source for Chinese training
Used to verify US employment projections and job openings
The permits, training, and independent authorization for specific jurisdictions and roles must be checked against the competent authority's and employer's original texts; this round did not fully verify them and no uniform certification conclusion for the whole occupation is given.
Complete the FT347 document status table
Training and operations records (editorial suggestion)
Assist with equipment handling, hole cleaning, and area guarding
Blasting assistant position
Mainly permits and on-site experience
Complete the FT347 version difference table; do not perform real work
Charging and wiring records (editorial suggestion)
Charge, wire, and initiate per design
Open-pit mine blasting position
Mainly permits and demolition experience
Complete the FT347 confirmation letter draft (unsent)
Operations and area guarding records (editorial suggestion)
Carry out demolition blasting in a controlled environment
Engineering demolition blasting position
Mainly experience and internal appointment
Develop toward project or safety management
Operating policies and team records (editorial suggestion)
Accountable for process handoffs, safety, and records
Mainly specialty training and qualifications
Complete verification of the given FT347 handover text
Issue and inventory ledger (editorial suggestion)
Responsible for explosives collection, handover, and account registration
Equipment and warehouse position
Mainly experience and compliance knowledge
Take responsibility for quality control of inventory and handover
Inventory policies and records (editorial suggestion)
Maintain inventory and transport handover standards
Equipment management core member
Mainly hazardous goods transport qualifications and experience
Verify the actual storage and transport role requirements and document permissions
Transport and handover records (editorial suggestion)
Transport explosives per procedure and carry out handovers
Transport and escort position
Mainly based on internal institutional appointment
Develop toward compliance and safety management
Policy outcomes and team records (editorial suggestion)
Accountable for equipment, transport, and safety compliance
Equipment and transport lead
Mainly an engineering or surveying background
Organize a set of drill and blast design and operating materials
Design materials and operating records (editorial suggestion)
Organize drill and blast design and operating materials
Technical documentation position
Mainly an engineering background and experience
Verify the target technical role's training and approval duties; do not adjust parameters in this item
Plan and parameter records (editorial suggestion)
Take part in discussions of design parameters and work plans
Drill and blast technical core member
Mainly safety qualifications and experience
Organize a safety training and inspection
Training and inspection records (editorial suggestion)
Carry out safety training and work inspections
Safety and training position
Mainly based on internal institutional appointment
Develop toward safety management
Policy documents and records (editorial suggestion)
Accountable for design, safety, and training
Technical and safety lead
Insufficient evidence: no precise Chinese wage or position demand projection for this occupation was obtained. US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions. China's mining industry 2025 average is 143,361 yuan (non-private) and 79,169 yuan/year (private), an industry background proxy only.
A 0.0% projection does not imply individual project hiring volume or AI causation; actual demand conditions are checked separately
Projections are not actual results and do not represent the hiring volume of a particular project or region
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters（O*NET-SOC 47-5032.00）
Change of 0.0% (2025—2035, BLS projections)
Employment size and openings are not the same indicator; openings include replacement demand
The US national occupational-level projections are rounded and do not represent job changes in a specific region, mineral type, or project
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters（O*NET-SOC 47-5032.00）
Industry average wages cover multiple occupations and cannot replace this occupation's wage
It is an industry-category measure and does not contain a single-occupation wage distribution
Industry wage (industry proxy)
Mining (industry category)
Non-private 143,361 yuan/year; private 79,169 yuan/year
O*NET currently shows 2025 employment and a 2025—2035 summary; the exact change and openings are checked in BLS table 1.2, and statistical projections do not support AI causation or a particular project's hiring volume.
Used to verify US employment projections and job openings
Used to verify the National Bureau of Statistics industry average wage definitions
The BLS wage entry is wage background only and does not support occupational tasks or preparation level
Needs additional machinery operation and loading experience
On-site work and safety procedure execution capability
Adjacent direction: move toward excavating and loading machine operation
Verify the training and authorization for the specific underground equipment role; the broad direction's full position conditions were not verified
Underground mining machinery is a broad direction, and specific tasks or individual skills cannot be inferred from an All Other entry
Adjacent direction: move toward underground mining machine operation
Continuous stripping and loading training conditions can be explored, without listing roof support as a uniform task
Underground work and equipment operating capability
Adjacent direction: move toward continuous mining machine operation
Needs additional oil and gas well drilling tool and wellhead experience
On-site work and equipment operating capability
Adjacent direction: move toward oil and gas well drilling rig operation
Needs additional experience drilling per design and maintaining drilling tools
Measurement and equipment operating capability
Adjacent direction: move toward general drilling operation
Needs additional on-site driving and hauling qualifications
On-site work and safety capability
Adjacent direction: move toward on-site transport and hauling
Needs additional rigging command and equipment operation training
On-site work and signal communication capability
Adjacent direction: move toward lifting and rigging operation
Needs additional crew management and safety management capability
On-site organization and procedure execution capability
Adjacent direction: move toward first-line on-site supervision
The National Bureau of Statistics material checked this time is an industry-category measure, and no national single-occupation wage statistic precisely corresponding to this occupation was obtained; this page uses the 'mining' urban unit average wage (2025 non-private 143,361 yuan/year, private 79,169 yuan/year) as an industry proxy, which only explains the industry background, and does not use industry averages or a single job posting quote to replace the occupational wage.
Insufficient evidence: no measured conclusion was obtained on this occupation's AI adoption rate, task performance, wage and employment causation, or overall augmentation or replacement. ILO global potential exposure, O*NET tasks, and the voluntary NIST framework cannot be substituted; non-sensitive text organization is only a to-be-validated editorial candidate.
No. The 2025 five annual wage tiers of 40,480/49,630/61,390/80,370/99,360 USD correspond to the 10/25/50/75/90 percentiles, and neither the median nor the low percentiles are entry-level wages or individual quotes.
The 2025 median annual wage is 61,390 USD and the hourly wage 29.51 USD, and the five percentile tiers were obtained. US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions. Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain precise by-industry occupational median wages, which does not mean the official source has not published them.
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, less than 5 years of related work experience, and long-term on-the-job training; O*NET is JobZone1-2, and the education survey shows 63% high school or equivalent, 21% postsecondary certificate, and 8% some college with no degree, which is a different basis and is not a hiring ratio. Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a representative Chinese position education and qualification sample or the original permit texts for each jurisdiction, and specific authorization and investment are checked separately.
Insufficient evidence: this round did not verify jurisdiction by jurisdiction the permit, storage and transport, and ordnance handling regulations for this occupation, and no representative current position posting was obtained. Check the role, institution, validity period, and scope of application in the competent authority's original text; US occupational materials and this item cannot grant individual authority.
The O*NET US survey shows conditions such as hazardous conditions and consequences of error, which are not accident rates; the six cards on this page are editorial observations and provide no on-site handling methods. Real duties, technical review, and authorization must be checked against the specific institution and jurisdiction, and this item only organizes text documents.
US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions. A transition is an editorial exploration; verify experience, training, and authorization item by item against the target duties, and no salary or transition feasibility is guaranteed.
FermatMind career content research process
Sources and fact register for this page: O*NET47-5032.00 tasks, context, interests, and 2025 wage percentiles, BLS2025—2035 projections, and National Bureau of Statistics 2025 industry wages; ILO and NIST are general research and a voluntary framework only.
2026-10-11 (author verification of the nine modules this round)
This occupation's by-industry wages, precise Chinese wages, demand and representative recruitment, measured occupational AI causation, and jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction qualifications and unified training cost and period still lack evidence. The US 2025 five-tier annual and hourly wages are checked in the O*NET national table, and BLS2025—2035 is 5,200 people / 0.0% / an annual average of 400; the current O*NET is also for that period and the 2025 main industries, and old shares are not substituted for the current ones. China's mining 143,361/79,169 yuan is a proxy only. FT347 protection is unaudited and unchanged, and no operating design, parameters, or on-site handling are provided; shared FAQ and metadata legacy periods are preserved under protection.
Official occupational scope: place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, and move earth, rock, and other materials; may carry out specialized handling, storage, and inventory procedures.
Interest code RCI; preparation level Job Zone 1-2 (little to some preparation).
The page retains 2024 employment of 5,800, a declining classification for 2024—2034, an annual average of 500 openings, and 2024 industry background; the current projection on this page separately uses BLS2025—2035, and the periods are not mixed.
O*NET OnLine
United States
O*NET current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official occupation profile
exact occupation (SOC 47-5032)
US occupational materials do not automatically yield permits, qualifications, or employer requirements for mainland China, and they do not constitute safety operating or legal conclusions.
2026-10-03
The current task list overlaps in plan layout, hole drilling, and material transport, and the new tasks have no importance ratings yet; the name is not used to exclude design or drilling, and this page provides no operating methods.
The education survey is 63% high school or equivalent, 21% postsecondary certificate, and 8% some college with no degree; the interests are R98/C53/I46/E14/S5/A4, and JobZone1-2 is the general preparation level.
US context: 92% outdoors daily, 83% in hazardous conditions daily, 67% with noise and contaminants daily; standing 50% continuously and 36% for more than half the time, and a typical work week is 58% more than 40h and 38% 40h, each item rounded independently, not Chinese figures or accident rates.
O*NET OnLine
United States
O*NET 2026 occupational profile; accessed 2026-10-03
official occupation details
exact occupation (SOC 47-5032)
It applies only to this occupational description; permit and safety requirements must be verified separately against the local competent authority's and employer's original text.
2026-10-03
US BLS exact SOC47-5032: 5,200 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 5,200, a change of 0.0% (the net change in thousands is 0.0 after rounding in the table); an annual average of 400 job openings over 2025—2035, including growth and replacements, not net additions.
Typical education is a high school diploma or equivalent, related experience of less than 5 years, and long-term on-the-job training; this cannot be replaced by the Job Zone general training period or extrapolated to China.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
2025—2035 projections; accessed 2026-10-03
official employment projections
official projections (SOC 47-5032)
Projections are not actual results and cannot be broken down into conclusions for a particular project or region or into an individual hiring probability.
2026-10-03
Wage statistics program entry; the page actually read this round for the five-tier values is the O*NET NationalWages table (2025 data for the same occupation), and they are not inferred from this entry.
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain precise by-industry occupational median wages, which does not mean the official source has not published them; this page does not substitute an industry average for the median.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
May 2025 wage data; accessed 2026-09-20
official wage statistics
official wage statistics (SOC 47-5032)
Occupational wage statistics do not imply an individual starting wage, take-home pay, or contract income; the statistics program entry is not a source for specific operations or permits.
2026-09-20
Average wage in urban non-private units in 'mining' is 143,361 yuan/year; urban private units 79,169 yuan/year (2025).
Mainland China does not list this occupation separately; the industry proxy value cannot replace the occupational wage.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025 annual wages; published 2026-05-15; accessed 2026-10-03
official industry proxy
industry proxy: mining and quarrying
Industry average wages cover multiple occupations and cannot be treated as this occupation's median, starting wage, or an individual quote.
2026-10-03
The observations on this page, the complete FT347 fictional document item, and the transition and information verification suggestions are editorial summaries.
It is not an external occupational fact source and does not verify individual safety capability, jurisdictional permits, or measured tool effects.
FermatMind
Mainland China / United States
current authoring rules; accessed 2026-09-20
editorial method
field review and source disclosure
It is not an external occupational fact source and does not replace official statistics or jurisdictional rules.
2026-09-20
10/25/50/75/90 percentile annual wages of 40,480/49,630/61,390/80,370/99,360 USD; hourly wages 19.46/23.86/29.51/38.64/47.77 USD.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2025 wage data; accessed 2026-10-03
official occupation wages
exact SOC47-5032 percentile wages
Not a starting wage, individual take-home pay, Chinese wage, or AI causation; the industry median was not obtained this round.
2026-10-03
Reuses WP96 already read directly in this round's 0342; potential exposure is not this occupation's measured adoption, efficiency, or employment causation.
ILO
Global
2023 working paper; directly read in same review round 0342
international potential exposure research
global task exposure
Does not infer overall augmentation, a replacement year, or an adoption rate for 47-5032.
2026-10-03
Reuses version 1.0 already read directly in this round's 0342; governance, mapping, measurement, and management are used for general risk review.
NIST
General framework
2023 version 1.0; directly read in same review round 0342
voluntary AI risk framework
general AI risk management
It is not an occupational permit, a safety operating procedure, a mandatory legal obligation, or employment data.
2026-10-03
Operate various drilling rigs for water, salt, exploration, or soil testing core sampling and for hole drilling in mining and construction, including horizontal and earth drills.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official adjacent occupation profile
47-5023.00
Supports adjacent duty background only; does not infer transition feasibility, income, or individual authority.
2026-10-03
Mainly operate excavating and loading equipment to dig and load materials; reuses the main definition read directly in this round's 0343.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official adjacent occupation profile
47-5022.00
Supports adjacent duty background only; does not infer transition feasibility, income, or individual authority.
2026-10-03
Self-propelled mining machines continuously strip material from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks; roof support is not part of the definition.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official adjacent occupation profile
47-5041.00
Supports adjacent duty background only; does not infer transition feasibility, income, or individual authority.
2026-10-03
Set up or operate drilling rigs to extract underground oil and gas, or to take cores during oil and gas exploration.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official adjacent occupation profile
47-5012.00
Supports adjacent duty background only; does not infer transition feasibility, income, or individual authority.
2026-10-03
Move materials on site with industrial trucks or tractors.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official adjacent occupation profile
53-7051.00
Supports adjacent duty background only; does not infer transition feasibility, income, or individual authority.
2026-10-03
Operate boom, cable, or tower equipment to lift and move materials, equipment, and products, which is not the same as a uniform rigging command duty.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official adjacent occupation profile
53-7021.00
Supports adjacent duty background only; does not infer transition feasibility, income, or individual authority.
2026-10-03
This entry refers only to underground mining machine operators not listed separately, and the official source states there is no complete O*NET data, so it is not used as a precise task source for the 47-5040 summary.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official adjacent occupation profile
47-5049.00
Supports adjacent duty background only; does not infer transition feasibility, income, or individual authority.
2026-10-03
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of construction or extraction workers.
O*NET OnLine
United States
current page; accessed 2026-10-03
official adjacent occupation profile
47-1011.00
Supports adjacent duty background only; does not infer transition feasibility, income, or individual authority.
2026-10-03