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Rock Splitters, Quarry
Construction and Extraction · SOC 47-5051
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$48,740
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
700
Proj. Annual Openings
3,320
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-6.8%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 47-5051 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 52/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $48,740
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.4%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 696 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringActive ListeningMonitoringReading Comprehension
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.2%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
9.8%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI7.7%
AI ability · AIOE21.6%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne96%
Top Skills
1.Operation and Control
2.Operations Monitoring
3.Active Listening
4.Monitoring
5.Reading Comprehension
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.
Common titles: Driller, Quarry Worker, Rock Splitter, Splitter Operator, Stone Breaker, Stone Splitter
Representative Tasks
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Cut tile, stone, or other masonry materials.
- •Break up rock, asphalt, or concrete.
- •Examine physical characteristics of natural stone or stone products.
- •Operate detonation equipment.
- •Direct construction or extraction personnel.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotSAP software · hotApache HTTP ServerMaintenance reporting software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.2%
Avg AI Exposure
12
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 47-5051: 2019 — employment: 5,080, median wage: $36,070; 2020 — employment: 4,640, median wage: $37,130; 2021 — employment: 4,450, median wage: $37,700; 2022 — employment: 3,910, median wage: $46,010; 2023 — employment: 3,610, median wage: $46,530; 2025 — employment: 3,320, median wage: $48,740.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Outlook | Average | 70% Bright |
| Median Salary | $48,740 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |