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What drillers and blasters make
Median
$61,390
Bottom tenth
$40,480
Top tenth
$99,360
The national median is $61,390 a year, the bottom tenth earn $40,480 or less and the top tenth $99,360 or more, in the 2025 federal wage survey. The figures cover explosives workers, ordnance handling experts and blasters together, which is close to this job.