Glaziers
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving
Key knowledge
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
- Design
- Customer and Personal Service
- Engineering and Technology
- Production and Processing
What the work involves
- 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.
- Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
- Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
- Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered to determine work procedures.
- Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints.
- Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws.
- Cut, fit, install, repair, or replace glass or glass substitutes, such as plastic or aluminum, in building interiors or exteriors or in furniture or other products.
- Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Artistic.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (44.2% of respondents)
- Related experience
- None (36.3%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (16.5%)
- 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 Glaziers 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 | Moderate | Higher on contact with others than 50% of occupations compared | 55% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | Low | Lower on dealing with the public than 69% of occupations compared | 26% of surveyed respondents chose “Not important at all” |
| Teamwork | Moderate | Higher on teamwork than 59% of occupations compared | 57% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Low | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 63% of occupations compared | 48% of surveyed respondents chose “Some freedom” |
| Time pressure | Moderate | Higher on time pressure than 56% of occupations compared | 32% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Conflict situations | High | Higher on conflict situations than 65% of occupations compared | 30% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Moderate | Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 56% of occupations compared | 40% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Consequence of error | Very high | Higher on consequence of error than 84% of occupations compared | 36% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: moderate
- Conflict situations: high
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: moderate
- Consequence of error: very high
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: 0%
- Occasional contact with others: 4.79%
- Contact with others about half the time: 6.69%
- Contact with others most of the time: 33.49%
- Constant contact with others: 55.03%
n = 25, Incumbent 08/2023
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 25.56%
- Fairly important: 16.98%
- Important: 19.14%
- Very important: 15.07%
- Extremely important: 23.25%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2023
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 2.34%
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 12.35%
- Very important: 28.08%
- Extremely important: 57.22%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2023
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 3.49%
- Very little freedom: 6.54%
- Limited freedom: 9.44%
- Some freedom: 47.88%
- A lot of freedom: 32.66%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2023
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 3.74%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 31.87%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 32.28%
- Every day: 32.1%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2023
Conflict situations
- Never: 15.2%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 17.43%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 25.74%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 29.7%
- Every day: 11.91%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2023
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 4.68%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 39.99%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 29.61%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 14.13%
- Every day: 11.59%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2023
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 6.54%
- Fairly serious: 9.51%
- Serious: 13.61%
- Very serious: 34.79%
- Extremely serious: 35.55%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2023
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