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	Rock Splitters, Quarry	Stonemasons	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	Segmental Pavers
SUMMARY	75% High Risk	41% Moderate Risk	50% Moderate Risk	55% Moderate Risk	64% High Risk	57% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	2.5/10	3.9/10	3.8/10	4.7/10	3.1/10	4.3/10
POLLING	91% (Imminent Risk, Based on 16 votes)	49% (Moderate Risk, Based on 52 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	34% (Low Risk, Based on 45 votes)	60% (High Risk, Based on 20 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
GROWTH by year 2035	5.8%	-5.4%	3.6%	1.6%	3.2%	3.9%
WAGES	$47,460 or $22.82 per hour	$51,990 or $24.99 per hour	$59,600 or $28.65 per hour	$54,660 or $26.28 per hour	$63,380 or $30.47 per hour	$48,120 or $23.13 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	3,080	8,750	17,410	205,230	14,340	33,530
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DESCRIPTION	Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.	Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.	Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.	Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.	Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.	Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units. Includes installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.

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