Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-5051.00
Rock Splitters, Quarry
Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.
- US jobs
- 3,320
- Median wage
- $48,740 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of rock splitters, quarry?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 49%Operate construction or excavation equipmentNot measured
- 17%Cut materialsNot measured
- 12%Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or productsNot measured
- 12%Position materials or components for assemblyNot measured
- 5%Drill holes in earth or materialsNot measured
- 5%Direct construction or extraction activitiesNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
Other job titles for this occupation (14)
Driller · Quarry Worker · Rock Splitter · Splitter Operator · Stone Breaker · Stone Splitter · Quarry Chop Saw Operator · Quarry Driller · Quarry Plug and Feather Driller · Quarrying Specialist · Rock Breaker · Rock Picker · Rockman · Sandstone Splitter