Rock Splitters build operation and control, operations monitoring and time management skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Foundry Mold and Coremakers (88%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 88% | $48,110 | −1% | None |
| 2 | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 86% | $42,770 | −12% | None |
| 3 | Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing | 85% | $46,170Pay for the broader BLS group “Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 84% | $46,170 | −5% | None |
| 5 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 82% | $57,020 | +17% | None |
| 6 | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 82% | $46,350 | −5% | None |
| 7 | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 81% | $42,660 | −12% | None |
| 8 | Pourers and Casters, Metal | 80% | $51,810 | +6% | None |
| 9 | Tire Builders | 80% | $57,390 | +18% | None |
| 10 | Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 80% | $54,430 | +12% | None |
Compared with Rock Splitters, Quarry, median $48,740. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as rock splitters (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
88% skill match · $48,110 · −1% pay
Technology Design · Systems Analysis · Operations Analysis
86% skill match · $42,770 · −12% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Operations Analysis · Troubleshooting
85% skill match · $46,170 (broader BLS group)
Operations Analysis · Technology Design · Systems Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Foundry Mold and Coremakers (88% skill match, median $48,110), Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood (86% skill match, median $42,770) and Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing (85% skill match, median $46,170), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 11 pay more than rock splitters at the median. The biggest increases: Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (+56%, $76,170), Pile Driver Operators (+50%, $73,300) and Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators (+44%, $70,070).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.