Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in the Industry of Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

The salary statistics and trend of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry of aerospace product and parts manufacturing are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare explosives worker, ordnance handling experts, and blasters salaries in different industries within the manufacturing sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,830
25th Percentile Wage
$52,300
50th Percentile Wage
$57,760
75th Percentile Wage
$63,110
90th Percentile Wage
$71,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry of aerospace product and parts manufacturing. 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 $71,150. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $57,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters is $44,830.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in the industry of Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2018.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$57,760
-1.07% 0.00%
2014
$58,380
-7.35% -
2013
$62,670
7.83% -
2012
$57,760
- -

Table 3. Compare Explosives Worker, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Salary in Different Industries within the Manufacturing Sector

The average salaries of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in four industries within the manufacturing sector are shown in Table 3. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2018. For salary information of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
$57,760
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
$57,760
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing
$42,130
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
$36,300

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