Blaster vs explosive ordnance manager

The differences between blasters and explosive ordnance managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a blaster and an explosive ordnance manager. Additionally, an explosive ordnance manager has an average salary of $42,318, which is higher than the $41,789 average annual salary of a blaster.

The top three skills for a blaster include CDL, hand tools and ATF. The most important skills for an explosive ordnance manager are CDL, ATF, and DOT.

Blaster vs explosive ordnance manager overview

	Blaster	Explosive Ordnance Manager
Yearly salary	$41,789	$42,318
Hourly rate	$20.09	$20.35
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	219	1,339
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	28	28
Years of experience	4	4

Blaster vs explosive ordnance manager salary

Blasters and explosive ordnance managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Blaster	Explosive Ordnance Manager
Average salary	$41,789	$42,318
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $67,000	Between $23,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	Newport News, VA	-
Highest paying state	Virginia	-
Best paying company	Siemens	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between blaster and explosive ordnance manager education

There are a few differences between a blaster and an explosive ordnance manager in terms of educational background:

	Blaster	Explosive Ordnance Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Blaster vs explosive ordnance manager demographics

Here are the differences between blasters' and explosive ordnance managers' demographics:

	Blaster	Explosive Ordnance Manager
Average age	28	28
Gender ratio	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% Asian, 1.1% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, -0.8%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 0.9% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between blaster and explosive ordnance manager duties and responsibilities

Blaster example responsibilities.

Blast rail freight cars with steel grit to achieve require blast profile per paint specifications or customer's request.
Blast paint off of aluminum wheels in cabinet.
Lead foreman - run pipe sandblasting crew on site at oil field refineries.
Operate bobcat, emulsion, truck, and other equipment necessary to blasting.
Transport sand and run a three man crew to keep things on a tight schedule.
Mentore and train international employees on policies and regulations regarding ammunition and explosives resulting in expanding foreign networking.

Explosive ordnance manager example responsibilities.

Perform daily reports on the type and series of ammunition that are expended for the day.
Perform explosives testing using energetic materials following DoD safety procedures for ordinance disposal.
Respond to calls from military/combat personnel.

Blaster vs explosive ordnance manager skills

Common blaster skills

CDL, 25%
Hand Tools, 14%
ATF, 8%
Fall Protection, 6%
Blast Equipment, 6%
Grit, 5%

Common explosive ordnance manager skills

CDL, 70%
ATF, 13%
DOT, 9%
Ammunition, 8%

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