The salary statistics of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry sector of mining are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare explosives worker, ordnance handling experts, and blasters salaries in different industries within the mining sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry sector of mining. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters is $78,990. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $51,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters is $30,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry sector of mining from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $51,220 | -10.62% | 0.39% |
| 2017 | $56,660 | -14.53% | - |
| 2016 | $64,890 | 13.85% | - |
| 2015 | $55,900 | -4.20% | - |
| 2014 | $58,250 | 12.91% | - |
| 2013 | $50,730 | -0.57% | - |
| 2012 | $51,020 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].