Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in California
Local pay for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 47-5032
$80,370
median pay, California
220
employed in California
+30.9%
vs U.S. median
-0.9%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in California earn between $34,320 and $102,170 a year; the U.S. median is $61,390.
$34,320
P10
$80,370
MEDIAN
$102,170
P75
$125,930
P90
Pay by metro in California
$92,290
$80k $110k $140k