Explosive Detection Canine Handler (Explosive Detection K9 Handler)
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and BlastersDescription
Handle, train, and deploy an explosive detection canine to locate explosives or explosive odors in facilities, vehicles, cargo, and public areas. Perform specialized canine care, search operations, reporting, and safe handling, storage, transport, and accounting of training aids in accordance with safety protocols and applicable laws.
Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
- • Engineering and Technology
- • Mechanical
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
- • Law and Government
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Coordination
- • Instructing
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
- • Management of Personnel Resources
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
- • Time Sharing
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
Reaction Time and Speed Abilities
- • Reaction Time
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
- • Depth Perception
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Hearing Sensitivity
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
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Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Energy & Natural Resources
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
