12G Quarrying Specialist (RC): civilian jobs and resume guide
For Army 12G Quarrying Specialist (RC) work, the official role source describes The quarrying specialist supervises or operates electric, pneumatic, and internal combustion powered machines used in drilling, crushing, grading, and washing gravel aggregate for construction projects.., Detonates explosives to blast rock in quarries and construction sites., and Loads boreholes with explosives and assembles nonelectrical firing circuits.. Keep only the parts that match your own assignment.
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Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.
Typical national pay$42,670–$60,030Median $48,740 · BLS OEWS 2025
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Locate grain line patterns to determine how rocks will split when cut.
Remove pieces of stone from larger masses, using jackhammers, wedges, and other tools.
Insert wedges and feathers into holes, and drive wedges with sledgehammers to split stone sections from masses.
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Quarry Rock Splitter
Summary
Rock splitter separating blocks of rough stone from larger masses using jackhammers, wedges, and chop saws, marking dimensions and cutting slabs for floors or counters
Experience
Quarry Rock Splitter
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Removed pieces of stone from larger masses using jackhammers, wedges, and other tools
Cut slabs of stone into sheets for floors or counters
Marked dimensions or outlines on stone before cutting with rules and chalk lines
Inserted wedges and feathers into holes, and drove wedges with sledgehammers to split stone sections
Drilled holes into sides of stones, inserted dogs or attached slings for removal
Located grain line patterns to determine how rocks would split when cut
Examining natural stone, Directing construction personnel
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The quarrying specialist supervises or operates electric, pneumatic, and internal combustion powered machines used in drilling, crushing, grading, and washing gravel aggregate for construction projects..
Detonates explosives to blast rock in quarries and construction sites.
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