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Explosives engineer

Other names

blasting engineer, munitions engineer, ordnance engineer

Mining engineering and management

They plan where to drill holes and how much explosive to use, then lead safe blasts and look into blasts that fail.

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  1. 1

    Design drilling patterns for blasting work.

  2. 2

    Work out how much explosive is needed.

  3. 3

    Plan controlled blasts.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

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Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur explosifs/ingénieure explosifs
español
ingeniero de explosivos/ingeniera de explosivos
العربية
مهندس متفجرات / مهندسة متفجرات
português
Engenheiro de explosivos/Engenheira de explosivos
Deutsch
Ingenieur Sprengtechnik/Ingenieurin Sprengtechnik
italiano
ingegnere esperto di esplosivi

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