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Rock Splitters, Quarry — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$48,740
United States, 2025
Employment
3,320
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.
- O*NET code
- 47-5051.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Up to and including 1 month
Typical tasks
- Locate grain line patterns to determine how rocks will split when cut.
- Remove pieces of stone from larger masses, using jackhammers, wedges, and other tools.
- Insert wedges and feathers into holes, and drive wedges with sledgehammers to split stone sections from masses.
- Mark dimensions or outlines on stone prior to cutting, using rules and chalk lines.
- Cut slabs of stone into sheets that will be used for floors or counters.
- Set charges of explosives to split rock.
- Drill holes along outlines, using jackhammers.
- Drill holes into sides of stones broken from masses, insert dogs or attach slings, and direct removal of stones.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$37,340
25th percentile
$42,670
75th percentile
$60,030
90th percentile
$67,710
Most important skills
- Operation and Control3.3
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Active Listening3.0
- Monitoring2.9
- Critical Thinking2.8
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Reading Comprehension2.8
- Coordination2.8
- Time Management2.8
- Speaking2.6
- Judgment and Decision Making2.6
- Social Perceptiveness2.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 3 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
3
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation and Control | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Rock Splitters, QuarryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | $66,000 | 90 | 2025 |
| VT | $65,420 | — | 2025 |
| WI | $62,000 | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | $61,620 | 290 | 2025 |
| MO | $60,990 | 280 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | $60,990 | 100 | 2025 |
| OR | $59,760 | 50 | 2025 |
| MN | $57,970 | 80 | 2025 |
| NC | $56,320 | 80 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | $54,930 | 30 | 2025 |
| IN | $49,890 | 220 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | $49,040 | 40 | 2025 |
| PA | $48,580 | 260 | 2025 |
| OH | $48,560 | 50 | 2025 |
| TN | $48,160 | 300 | 2025 |
| CO | $46,590 | 100 | 2025 |
| MT | $46,260 | 100 | 2025 |
| OK | $45,040 | 200 | 2025 |
| KY | $44,000 | 310 | 2025 |
| KS | $42,560 | — | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.