Rock Splitters, Quarry
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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
Uses stone handling, cutting, shaping, and visual quality judgment with added masonry installation skills.
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Builds on rock, drilling, quarry safety, equipment, and site-condition knowledge with drilling training.
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Transfers demolition, materials handling, jackhammer use, site safety, and outdoor crew work.
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Applies construction materials, layout, tools, surface finishing, and site-safety experience.
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Uses extraction-site awareness and rock conditions, but requires equipment-specific mining training.
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
These are some key things to think about when job hunting.
Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
High Risk (61-80%): This occupation shows a significant risk of end-to-end replacement by automation. Many core parts of the role may be structured, repeatable, software-driven, or physically predictable enough for AI, machines, or robotic systems to take over. If you work in this area, it may be worth exploring safer related careers or moving towards more human-centred responsibilities.
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Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
What users think
Based on 16 votes
Our visitors have voted that it's very probable this occupation will be automated. The automation risk level we have generated is less clear, and shows 75% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Rock Splitters, Quarry will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Rock Splitters, Quarry was $47,460 ($23 per hour).
The median annual wage for Rock Splitters, Quarry was 4.1% lower than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Growth
The number of 'Rock Splitters, Quarry' job openings is expected to rise 4.4% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 3,080 people employed as 'Rock Splitters, Quarry' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 50 thousand people are employed as 'Rock Splitters, Quarry'.
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Job description
Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.
O*NET-SOC code: 47-5051.00
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