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