Explosive Engineer

By: Ryan McDonald

Job Description

• Irregular hours• Dangerous chemicals• Dangerous explosives• Cautious

Nature of work

• Explosions• Preparing explosives• Designing new explosives• Planning demolition

High school education

To be considered for admission you must have a strong background in the following:

• Chemistry• Physics• Calculus (and all lesser math)

College

• Few schools• Missouri S&T

On the job training

• Experience explosives first hand• More safety precautions

Rewards and Advancement

• General salary: $33,000 - $86,000• $20,000 salary increase over 10 years

Bibliography

• “Explosive Engineering.” Missouri university of science and technology, 2008. Web May 3, 2011

• • “How to become an Explosive engineer.” eHow,

2011. Web. May 4, 2011• • “Ballistics and explosives engineering.” Southwest

research institute, May 6, 2011. Web may 9, 2011

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