Career Atlas USA

Best States for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Wyoming76.5 / 100
  2. 2New Mexico64.5 / 100
  3. 3Oklahoma62.3 / 100
  4. 4Indiana60.3 / 100
  5. 5Missouri58.7 / 100
  6. 6North Carolina58.2 / 100
  7. 7Nevada55 / 100
  8. 8Colorado54.2 / 100
  9. 9Kentucky52.7 / 100
  10. 10Hawaii48.4 / 100
  11. 11Alabama47.7 / 100
  12. 12Arkansas44.5 / 100
  13. 13California42.1 / 100
  14. 14Tennessee41.9 / 100
  15. 15Utah40.5 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).