Show CIVIL SERVICE examination the united states civil service commission announces an open competitive examination for assistant explosives engineer for men only on april 8 1914 F from rom the register of resulting from this examination certification will be made to fill a vacancy in this position in the bureau of mines at pittsburgh pa or at other places in the field at salaries ranging from 1620 to 2100 a year and vacancies as they may inay occur in positions requiring similar qualifications unless it is found to be inthe in the interest of the service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement transfer or promotion the duties of this position will be to assist and participate in tests of explosives used in mining and quarrying and in the demonstration of the use of these explosives in mining and quarrying operations the duties will involve considerable field work and travel competitors will be examined in the following subjects which will have the relative weights indicated physics 20 general chemistry 10 mining engineer engineering ink 30 education and experience 40 |