Rock Splitters, Quarry

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.

What a rock splitter, quarry does

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Become a rock splitter, quarry

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good rock splitter, quarry

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $34 per hour with a typical salary of $77,200 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $29 and $39 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $8,900 and $62,100 per year.
  • 34% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • 58.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.

Rock Splitter, Quarry job outlook

Multiple Jobs

  • 23% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.

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