Vocational Programs for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
5K	$31.54	$65,600

The role of Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is to place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. The average annual wage of the occupations is $65,600 and $32 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters career. Based on BLS data, a total of 4,610 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters is $12,083. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Blasting/Blaster	1	-	-	-	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

The following 68 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.