Employment Percentage: 
-71.428571428571
SOC ID: 
47-5051
SOC Title: 
Rock Splitters, Quarry
ONET ID: 
47-5051.00
ONET Concat ID: 
47505100
Median Salary: 
36192.54
Ed Level High School: 
81.019997
Ed Level Certificate: 
0
Ed Level Some College: 
0
Ed Level Associates: 
0
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
18.98
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammer and wedges.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Locate grain line patterns to determine how rocks will split when cut.</li><li>Remove pieces of stone from larger masses, using jackhammers, wedges, and other tools.</li><li>Insert wedges and feathers into holes, and drive wedges with sledgehammers to split stone sections from masses.</li><li>Mark dimensions or outlines on stone prior to cutting, using rules and chalk lines.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
24611.37
Top Annual Earnings: 
82322.17
Title Slug: 
rock-splitter-quarry