Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in Kentucky
Local pay for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Kentucky, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 47-5032
$50,360
median pay, Kentucky
380
employed in Kentucky
-18.0%
vs U.S. median
-0.9%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters earn in Kentucky
Kentucky · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in Kentucky earn between $26,630 and $60,760 a year; the U.S. median is $61,390.
$24,640
P10
$50,360
MEDIAN
$60,760
P75
$75,270
P90
Pay by metro in Kentucky
$83,750
$20k $80k $140k