Shot blaster vs lead miner, blasting

The differences between shot blasters and lead miners, blasting can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a shot blaster and a lead miner, blasting. Additionally, a lead miner, blasting has an average salary of $52,761, which is higher than the $48,815 average annual salary of a shot blaster.

Shot blaster vs lead miner, blasting overview

	Shot Blaster	Lead Miner, Blasting
Yearly salary	$48,815	$52,761
Hourly rate	$23.47	$25.37
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	203	1,672
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 78%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	28	28
Years of experience	4	4

Shot blaster vs lead miner, blasting salary

Shot blasters and lead miners, blasting have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shot Blaster	Lead Miner, Blasting
Average salary	$48,815	$52,761
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $99,000	Between $25,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between shot blaster and lead miner, blasting education

There are a few differences between a shot blaster and a lead miner, blasting in terms of educational background:

	Shot Blaster	Lead Miner, Blasting
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 78%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shot blaster vs lead miner, blasting demographics

Here are the differences between shot blasters' and lead miners, blasting' demographics:

	Shot Blaster	Lead Miner, Blasting
Average age	28	28
Gender ratio	Male, 97.9% Female, 2.1%	Male, 98.4% Female, 1.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 1.0% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, -1.1%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, -0.1% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between shot blaster and lead miner, blasting duties and responsibilities

Shot blaster example responsibilities.

Blast rail freight cars with steel grit to achieve require blast profile per paint specifications or customer's request.
Deliver hands on training for current employees and new hires to increase awareness of and compliance with OSHA and state regulations.
Sandblast trailers, wash and clean trailers prep trailers for painting booth.

Lead miner, blasting example responsibilities.

Operate and maintain the concrete plant and manage formulation of shotcrete and concrete batches.
Complete necessary event paperwork/shot report documentation as per company and ATF requirements.
Oil and lubricate mining equipment.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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