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What drillers and blasters make
Typical blaster
$61,390
Helper
$40,480
Senior or shot supervisor
$99,360
The national median is $61,390 a year and the bottom tenth start near $40,480. The figures cover explosives workers, ordnance handling experts and blasters together, which is close to this job. Mining and pipeline work sits near the top, quarry work nearer the middle.