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Explosives Specialist

Explosives Specialist. By: Brad Beacham. http://wallse.net/wp/Nuke_-_Nuclear_Explosion. Why am I Interested in this Career?. How would I describe this Career?. Blasters and explosives engineers usually work with explosives for mines and construction.

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Explosives Specialist

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  1. Explosives Specialist By: Brad Beacham http://wallse.net/wp/Nuke_-_Nuclear_Explosion

  2. Why am I Interested in this Career?

  3. How would I describe this Career? • Blasters and explosives engineers usually work with explosives for mines and construction. • Specialists that prevent explosions usually work with the military or police to investigate and disable bomb-related threats. • There is a large amount of on-the-job training included.

  4. How you can prepare for this job • Some employers require that you take a college program in civil and/or environmental engineering followed by on-the-job experience. • You should also take math and science classes such as statistics and chemistry. • Explosives specialists need to know how to work effectively in a team and remain calm in tense situations.

  5. Sample career paths • Blast assistant 1. Salary: $30,000-$35,000 a year 2. Requirements: driver’s license, high school diploma • Lead blast foreperson 1. Salary: $45,000-$65,000 a year 2. Requirements: leadership skills and experience 3. Blast design engineer 1. Salary: $50,000-$90,000 a year 2. Requirements: engineering degree and business management experience

  6. Working Conditions • Explosives specialists have extremely varied sectors of employment from avalanche control to the mining industry. • Generally, police and military explosives experts have more dangerous jobs than the explosives engineers. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/images/mine-cast-blast-image1.jpg

  7. Minimum Wage Rates • Massachusetts’ minimum wage is $8 per hour • California’s minimum wage is also $8 per hour • Florida’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour • Colorado’s minimum wage is $7.36 an hour

  8. Child Labor laws • Children ages 14-15 must work between 7 AM and 7 PM if they choose to work. • Nobody below the age of 18 can perform a hazardous job

  9. Apple • Profits: $5704 million • Competition: Dell and Sun Microsystems http://wallpaperstock.net/blue-apple-logo-wallpapers_w9293.html

  10. Monster Job openings • There are no jobs listed for an explosives expert on monster job openings

  11. Links • http://wallpaperstock.net/blue-apple-logo-wallpapers_w9293.html • Career cruising • Department of labor • Youth rules • CNN money • Monster

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