Construction & Extraction

Explosives Workers & Blasters

SOC 47-5032

Set and detonate explosives for mining and demolition.

Median pay

$61k

$50k to $80k typical range

Outlook

Declining

500 openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

16%

modeled estimate · 7th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

43/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.