Prepare explosives for detonation.

Prepare explosives for detonation. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 1 occupations and seen in 7 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Prepare industrial materials for processing or use. in Handling and Moving Objects .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 7 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends. · Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-prepare-explosives-for-detonation,
  title  = {Prepare explosives for detonation.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/prepare-explosives-for-detonation}
}