DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	130	32	$19.03/hr	$0.89/hr	$14.98/hr	$16.65/hr	$18.66/hr	$21.36/hr	$24.21/hr
U S	5,080	391	$18.23/hr	$0.29/hr	$12.85/hr	$14.90/hr	$17.59/hr	$21.10/hr	$25.36/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Rock Splitters, Quarry Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 70 $20.77/hr

Other Regional Data For Rock Splitters, Quarry Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minnesota 130 $18.66/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 90 $17.62/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

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	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	45,070	$16.96/hr	1.8%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	9,950	$36.21/hr	4.2%
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Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	150	$22.34/hr	N/A

• Inserts wedges and feathers into holes and drives wedges with sledgehammer to split stone from mass.
• Drills holes along outline with jackhammer.
• Cuts groove along outline, using chisel.
• Marks desired dimensions on stone, using rule and chalkline.