AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 47-5032.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters?

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.

Estimated AI task exposure
18%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

22 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 81%.

Digital/info work

34/100

Physical moat

67/100

Human moat

19/100

Rating coverage

81%

27 task statements / 22 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Importance 97/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.92
Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges.
Importance 89/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.89
Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.88
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Importance 87/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.88
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.87
Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other workers of danger zones, and signal workers as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to explosions.
Importance 91/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.86
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Importance 84/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.85
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Importance 88/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.84
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Importance 78/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.82
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Importance 82/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.82

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$61,390

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

5,100

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

0.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

0

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

13 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

13 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

13 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

13 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

6%

12 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $63,870 Growth 2025–2035: -3.4% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

13 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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