Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

This post summarizes key statistics on Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 27,911
25 37,813
30 54,436
35 62,373
40 81,652
45 72,094
50 91,626
55 98,955
60 82,109
65 113,291


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.30
20-39 3.60
39-41 50.00
41-50 24.10
50-60 12.10
More than 60 7.90

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
19.90 31,764 Navy
13.10 68,044 All construction
12.80 36,650 Air Force
10.90 29,486 Marines
9.40 45,363 Army
5.50 75,628 National security and international affairs
4.60 92,693 Oil and gas extraction
3.30 73,300 Ordnance
2.00 50,466 Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuels
1.50 88,573 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services

This table highlights the top industries people working as Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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