Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.
Most important skills
- Installation
- Speaking
- Equipment Selection
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
Key knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mechanical
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Administrative
- Public Safety and Security
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
What the work involves
- Remove all dirt, foreign matter, and loose glass from damaged areas, apply primer along windshield or window edges, and allow primer to dry.
- Allow all glass parts installed with urethane ample time to cure, taking temperature and humidity into account.
- Obtain windshields or windows for specific automobile makes and models from stock and examine them for defects prior to installation.
- Check for and remove moisture or contamination in damaged areas and keep areas dry until repairs are complete.
- Apply a bead of urethane around the perimeter of each pinchweld and dress the remaining urethane on the pinchwelds so that it is of uniform level and thickness.
- Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements.
- Remove broken or damaged glass windshields or window glass from motor vehicles, using hand tools to remove screws from frames holding glass.
- Replace all moldings, clips, windshield wipers, or other parts that were removed prior to glass replacement or repair.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Investigative.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (89.5% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (34%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (37.4%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 2: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | High | Higher on contact with others than 60% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with the public | High | Higher on dealing with the public than 65% of occupations compared | 43% of surveyed respondents chose “Very important” |
| Teamwork | Very low | Lower on teamwork than 88% of occupations compared | 36% of surveyed respondents chose “Important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Very low | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 90% of occupations compared | 46% of surveyed respondents chose “Limited freedom” |
| Time pressure | Very high | Higher on time pressure than 87% of occupations compared | 79% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day” |
| Conflict situations | Low | Lower on conflict situations than 74% of occupations compared | 40% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Low | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 66% of occupations compared | 58% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Consequence of error | Moderate | Higher on consequence of error than 53% of occupations compared | — |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: very high
- Conflict situations: low
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: low
- Consequence of error: moderate
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 1.72%
- Occasional contact with others: 0%
- Contact with others about half the time: 6.14%
- Contact with others most of the time: 28.76%
- Constant contact with others: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 16, Incumbent 07/2014
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 1.72%
- Fairly important: 6.14%
- Important: 26.54%
- Very important: 42.98%
- Extremely important: 22.62%
n = 16, Incumbent 07/2014
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 3.44%
- Fairly important: 7.36%
- Important: 35.63%
- Very important: 32.68%
- Extremely important: 20.91%
n = 16, Incumbent 07/2014
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 5.64%
- Very little freedom: 5.64%
- Limited freedom: 46.22%
- Some freedom: 24.87%
- A lot of freedom: 17.64%
n = 16, Incumbent 07/2014
Time pressure
- Never: 9.07%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 5.64%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 0%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 6.14%
- Every day: 79.15%
n = 16, Incumbent 07/2014
Conflict situations
- Never: 13.74%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 40.03%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 32.02%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 14.2%
- Every day: 0%
n = 16, Incumbent 07/2014
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 1.72%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 58.2%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 26.34%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 13.74%
- Every day: 0%
n = 16, Incumbent 07/2014
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 8%
- Fairly serious: 14.82%
- Serious: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Very serious: 28.92%
- Extremely serious: 1.75%
n = 15, Incumbent 07/2014
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