Blaster or explosives worker
Places and sets off explosives to demolish structures or loosen and remove earth and rock, and may handle, store, and account for explosives.
Will AI replace blaster or explosives worker jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 7 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Keep track of stock and order new supplies when needed
- Keep gun and explosives records that follow local and federal laws
- Use radios or field phones to send and receive blast information
What stays human
- Tie delay fuses in patterns to time the order of explosions
- Place safety cones around blast areas and signal workers to clear out
- Place explosive charges in holes, then set them off
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: 0%. Typical pay: $61,390 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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