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What drillers and blasters make
Certified blaster
$78,000
Driller or blaster helper
$56,000
Lead blaster, mining
$102,000
Job Bank's national median is $37.50 an hour, about $78,000 a year full time. Job Bank's page is titled for quarry blasters but covers drillers and blasters across surface mining, quarrying and construction. Mine sites and remote projects pay the top of the range, plus overtime.