AI Career Radar

Rock Splitters, Quarry

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

AI exposure35 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation21
Freedom to set tasks45
Repeating the same tasks35
$48,740Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
39Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
50
Monitoring
63
47
Critical Thinking
63
44
Speaking
63
41
Judgment and Decision Making
63
41
Coordination
62
44
Complex Problem Solving
62
44
Active Learning
62
28
Reading Comprehension
61
44
Time Management
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
38
Writing
60
28
Learning Strategies
58
25
Instructing
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
16
Service Orientation
56
28
Systems Evaluation
56
16
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
22
Negotiation
52
22
Science
52
3
Management of Personnel Resources
50
22
Operations Analysis
49
6
Installation
48
0
Troubleshooting
47
35
Equipment Maintenance
47
31
Quality Control Analysis
47
31
Equipment Selection
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Management of Material Resources
47
13
Technology Design
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
53
Repairing
46
28
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
56

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

#1TapersSkilled Trades
77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,270
10-yr growth
-1.6%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low
74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,420
10-yr growth
-0.1%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking

73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
37%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Writing

73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
34%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Active Learning, Quality Control Analysis, Troubleshooting

#6Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support
72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,380
10-yr growth
+23%
Skill gap
37%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Writing, Speaking, Active Learning

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Rock Splitters, Quarry could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.