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schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-47-5051-00"
socCode = "47-5051.00"
title = "Rock Splitters, Quarry"
summary = "Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws."
aliases = ["Driller", "Quarry Worker", "Rock Splitter", "Stone Splitter", "Splitter Operator", "Stone Breaker", "Quarry Chop Saw Operator", "Quarry Driller", "Quarry Plug and Feather Driller", "Quarrying Specialist", "Rock Breaker", "Rock Picker"]
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studyPrograms = []

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jobZone = "2"
jobZoneName = "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
education = "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not."
experience = "Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training."
svpRange = "(Below 6.0)"

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label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
percentage = 49.54

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label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 31.48

[educationLevel]
category = "No formal educational credential"
slug = "no-formal-educational-credential"

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medianWage = 47460
meanWage = 50540
pct10Wage = 37240
pct25Wage = 39990
pct75Wage = 58290
pct90Wage = 68380
employment = 3080
areaTitle = "U.S."

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count = 3

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naics = "21"
slug = "21"
title = "Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 2470
medianWage = 47020
lq = 215.61

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 470
medianWage = 50320
lq = 1.84

[[industries.top]]
naics = "23"
slug = "23"
title = "Construction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 50
medianWage = 57820

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naics = "21"
slug = "21"
title = "Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 2470
lq = 215.61

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 470
lq = 1.84

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teleworkable = false
usageTasks = []

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 9
percentile = 5
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 2
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 20
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 5
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.96
percentile = 91
band = "High"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

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alpha = 0
beta = 0.07692307692307693
gamma = 0.15384615384615385

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = 4.4
growthPercentile = 69
direction = "About average"
annualOpeningsThousands = 0.4
annualOpeningsPercentile = 6
employment2024Thousands = 3.2
employment2034Thousands = 3.4

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -1.763494
percentile = 2
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

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source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.15384615384615385
percentile = 20
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.02942341265601075
percentile = 5
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

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tasks = 9
skills = 40
capabilities = 120
tools = 12
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
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contentHash = "a17ba6c0a0881598"

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text = "Cut slabs of stone into sheets that will be used for floors or counters."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.l"

[[tasks]]
text = "Locate grain line patterns to determine how rocks will split when cut."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.1.b.2.j"

[[tasks]]
text = "Set charges of explosives to split rock."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.c"

[[tasks]]
text = "Drill holes along outlines, using jackhammers."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.c"

[[tasks]]
text = "Drill holes into sides of stones broken from masses, insert dogs or attach slings, and direct removal of stones."
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.ad"

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text = "Remove pieces of stone from larger masses, using jackhammers, wedges, and other tools."
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text = "Insert wedges and feathers into holes, and drive wedges with sledgehammers to split stone sections from masses."
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.ao"

[[tasks]]
text = "Cut grooves along outlines, using chisels."
type = "Supplemental"
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.ad"

[[activities]]
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iwa = "4.A.4.b.4.i"

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name = "Arm-Hand Steadiness"
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name = "Multilimb Coordination"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Control Precision"
family = "ability"
value = 3.5

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[[capabilities]]
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name = "Operation and Control"
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[[capabilities]]
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Near Vision"
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value = 3.25

[[capabilities]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[workContext]]
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name = "Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles"
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name = "Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance"
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socCode = "51-9195.03"
slug = "role-51-9195-03"
title = "Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "47-5012.00"
slug = "role-47-5012-00"
title = "Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "51-4071.00"
slug = "role-51-4071-00"
title = "Foundry Mold and Coremakers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "51-7041.00"
slug = "role-51-7041-00"
title = "Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-9031-00"
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slug = "role-47-5023-00"
title = "Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas"
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tier = "Primary-Long"

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title = "Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-47-5081-00"
title = "Helpers--Extraction Workers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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socCode = "51-9022.00"
slug = "role-51-9022-00"
title = "Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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socCode = "47-2022.00"
slug = "role-47-2022-00"
title = "Stonemasons"
tier = "Supplemental"

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socCode = "51-7042.00"
slug = "role-51-7042-00"
title = "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing"
tier = "Supplemental"

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cluster = "Energy & Natural Resources"
slug = "energy-natural-resources"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "frey_osborne"
label = "Computerization probability"
score = 0.96
scale = "0-1 probability"
release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

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label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = -1.763494
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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label = "Image generation occupational exposure"
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scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"
