Summary Blaster - Surface Mining in the Northeast Region
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Description
Drillers in surface mining, quarrying and construction operate mobile drilling machines to bore blast holes in open-pit mines and quarries and to bore holes for blasting and for building foundations at construction sites. Blasters in this unit group fill blast holes with explosives and detonate explosives to dislodge coal, ore and rock or to demolish structures. They are employed by mining, quarrying and construction companies and by drilling and blasting contractors.
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Requirements
Post-secondary or apprenticeship
This occupation usually requires a college diploma (community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP), an apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training.
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Wages
$33.00/hour
Median wage in the Northeast Region
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Prospects
Moderate
The job prospects are fair in the Northeast Region
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Jobs
1 job
advertised in Ontario
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Competencies
- Instructing
- Management of Material Resources
- Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
- Troubleshooting
- Operation and Control
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