Quarry Workers and Related Operatives

Quarry workers erect supports in underground workings, set and detonate explosives to loosen rocks and set up and operate drilling equipment to extract minerals (other than coal) from the ground, and operate machinery to wash, crush or separate stone and ores.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 23,167
£ 32,155
£ 55,217

Available jobs

In the past year there were 5,041 vacancies for this type of job

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

    Hard Skills

    Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

    Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

    • Machinery

    • Warehousing

    • Forklift Truck

    • Housekeeping

    • Pruning

    • Weed Control

    • Risk Analysis

    • Waste Management

    • Dozer

    • Environment Health And Safety

    Soft Skills

    Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

    Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

    • Communications

    • Operations

    • Detail Oriented

    • Management

    • Customer Service

    • Loading And Unloading

    • Self-Motivation

    • Leadership

    • Positivity

    • English Language

    How do I get a job like this?

    People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.