Glaziers
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
Also called: Auto Glass Tech (Automobile Glass Technician) · Commercial Glazier · Field Glazier · Glass Installer · Glass Technician (Glass Tech) · Glassman
Median pay (national)
$55,440
$37,710–$98,780 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
57,000
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+3.3%
~5,100 openings/yr
Typical entry
High school diploma or equivalent
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for glaziers shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $98,780 versus $37,710 at the bottom 10% — 2.6x. The median of $55,440 leaves roughly 78% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +3.3% from 2024 to 2034 — about as fast as the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 5,100 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 50 states with released data, Massachusetts pays the most for this role (median $101,570, +83% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $21,680 — a 368% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
- Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
- Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
- Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.
- Load and arrange glass or mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass.
- Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws.
- Cut, assemble, fit, or attach metal-framed glass enclosures for showers, bathtubs, display cases, skylights, solariums, or other structures.
- Read and interpret blueprints or specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, or thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, or staging or scaffolding materials required.
- Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
- Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools.
Tools & technology
- Microsoft Windows
- American Glazing Software AGS WindowPricer
- BidMaster
- D-CALC FACADE 4000
- Work order software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
Knowledge areas
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
- Design
- Customer and Personal Service
- Engineering and Technology
- Production and Processing