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Endorsements that raise your pay

• Underground blasting

  A separate certificate. Opens mining jobs at the top of the pay range.

• Demolition

  Bringing down bridges, chimneys and buildings. Rare skill, well paid.

• Avalanche control

  Highways and ski hills in BC and Alberta. Winter work, helicopter drops.

• Seismic blasting

  Small charges for oil and gas exploration crews.