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Key facts
0%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is low. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: 0% (BLS).
The job
Shotfirers and blasters (ISCO 7542). Shotfirers and blasters position, assemble and detonate explosives at mining, quarrying and demolition sites.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
9 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- blast crew operator
- blaster
- demolition operative
- explosives technician
- operator (blast crew)
- shot firer
- shot-firer
- shotfirer
- shotfirers
Training
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Gauges
Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureLowBLS AI exposure category "low" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $61,390
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.