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Rock Splitters, Quarry Salary in OH

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Rock Splitters, Quarry in OH have a median annual salary of $48,560, with 50 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $39,480 at the 10th percentile to $53,340 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$48,560

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$23.34

Employment

50

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$39,480
10th
$46,240
25th
$48,560
Median
$48,950
75th
$53,340
90th

Local compared with national

OH

$48,560

Median annual · 2025

United States

$48,740

Median annual · 2025

The OH median is 0.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $180).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.3
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  10. 10.SpeakingImportance 2.6
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
Up to and including 1 month
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Apache HTTP Server
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Facebook
  • Maintenance reporting software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Word
  • Minitab
  • SAP software
  • Time reporting software

Common 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.
  • Cut grooves along outlines, using chisels.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Rock Splitters, Quarry salary in other locations

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