7372 Description of Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction   Drillers in this unit group operate mobile drilling machines to bore blast holes in open-pit mines and quarries and to bore holes for blasting and for building foundations at construction sites. Blasters in this unit group fill blast holes with explosives and detonate explosives to dislodge coal, ore and rock or to demolish structures. They are employed by mining, quarrying and construction companies and by drilling and blasting contractors.  Here is a list of Example Titles of this occupation.  air-track drill operator – construction blaster (except underground mining) blaster – quarrying blaster – surface mining blaster, construction construction blaster construction driller core drill operator – construction, surface mining and quarrying diamond drill operator – surface mining and quarrying driller – quarrying driller – surface mining driller, construction driller, quarry driller, seismic prospecting drilling machine operator – construction foundation drill operator foundation drill operator – construction open-pit blaster open-pit driller operator, foundation drill operator, rotary drilling machine quarry driller rotary drilling machine operator rotary drilling machine operator – surface mining and quarrying seismic prospecting driller Additionally, applicants with experience in the following occupations may also be considered under this NOC depending on the specifics of the main duties performed: Oil and gas well drillers (in 8232 Oil and Gas Well Drillers, Servicers, Testers and Related Workers) Supervisors of construction drillers and blasters (in 7217 Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews) Supervisors of surface mining drillers and blasters (in 8221 Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying) Underground mine drillers and blasters (in 8231 Underground Production and Development Miners) Water Well Drillers (7373) Back