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Highest-paying States for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

The highest-paying states for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,320, Washington is the highest paying state for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $70,620). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington	$104,320	$67,760	40
2	Nevada	$70,620	$40,830	40
3	New York	$70,470	$45,320	110
4	New Mexico	$68,670	$39,310	110
5	California	$68,610	$49,730	160
6	Wyoming	$68,000	$51,150	190
7	Montana	$67,400	$37,310	30
8	Michigan	$65,460	$43,790	70
9	Connecticut	$65,200	$52,380	90
10	Wisconsin	$63,460	$37,010	80
11	Alaska	$63,330	$47,420	50
12	Maryland	$62,250	$53,710	260
13	Massachusetts	$60,670	$45,730	50
14	Pennsylvania	$60,620	$42,730	260
15	New Hampshire	$60,560	$45,230	40
16	Colorado	$60,350	$48,360	200
17	Illinois	$60,170	$49,650	60
18	North Carolina	$59,960	$41,020	40
19	Hawaii	$58,410	$42,750	70
20	Minnesota	$57,760	$42,230	90
21	Arizona	$56,670	$45,350	110
22	Idaho	$55,550	$41,940	0
23	Florida	$54,100	$39,520	110
24	Utah	$52,190	$37,070	60
25	Alabama	$51,620	$33,670	90
26	Louisiana	$48,880	$37,930	70
27	Georgia	$48,650	$33,420	30
28	Virginia	$48,620	$34,340	90
29	Ohio	$47,490	$40,010	70
30	Missouri	$46,810	$34,570	240
31	West Virginia	$46,500	$40,230	120
32	Iowa	$46,150	$34,230	90
33	Kentucky	$45,690	$41,710	220
34	Indiana	$44,760	$39,920	410
35	Oklahoma	$41,760	$31,550	680
36	Arkansas	$40,930	$34,600	170
37	Texas	$40,100	$27,650	760
38	Tennessee	$39,360	$29,850	270
39	Mississippi	$25,260	$21,020	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in those states is not available at this time.