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	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Emergency Management Directors	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
SUMMARY	32% Low Risk	14% Minimal Risk	24% Low Risk	9% Minimal Risk	19% Minimal Risk	21% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	3.8/10	6.8/10	6.8/10	6.8/10	8.0/10	6.4/10
POLLING	46% (Moderate Risk, Based on 18 votes)	31% (Low Risk, Based on 28 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	33% (Low Risk, Based on 34 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 69 votes)	34% (Low Risk, Based on 28 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-0.9%	3.8%	5.3%	3.0%	12.5%	8.5%
WAGES	$59,110 or $28.42 per hour	$78,060 or $37.53 per hour	$78,690 or $37.83 per hour	$86,130 or $41.41 per hour	$83,910 or $40.34 per hour	$58,440 or $28.09 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	5,680	14,050	806,080	12,570	128,430	31,450
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DESCRIPTION	Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.	Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions.	Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.	Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.	Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.	Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.

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