Careers · Rock Splitters, Quarry · Kentucky
Rock Splitters, Quarry in Kentucky
Rock splitters in quarries use jackhammers, wedges, and chop saws to separate large blocks of stone from the surrounding quarry rock. Working in open-pit stone quarries, they help extract dimension stone that will be processed and sold for construction, landscaping, and other applications In Kentucky the median pay is $44,000 a year, 10% below the national median of $48,740.
$44,000median pay in Kentucky, per year
$40,100–$48,710middle half earn
310employed in Kentucky
$48,740U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringActive ListeningMonitoringReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingCoordinationComplex Problem Solving
Knowledge areas
Production and ProcessingMechanicalMathematics (knowledge)Education and TrainingPublic Safety and SecurityAdministration and Management
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Rock Splitters, Quarry.
Licenses and training in Kentucky
Rock Splitters, Quarry pay in other states
Massachusetts · $66,000Vermont · $65,420Wisconsin · $62,000California · $61,620Missouri · $60,990Oregon · $59,760Minnesota · $57,970North Carolina · $56,320Indiana · $49,890Pennsylvania · $48,580
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against rock splitters, quarry and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against rock splitters, quarry and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 47-5051.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky, annual.