What You Need to Know About Glaziers

Career Description Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.

List of Glazier Job Duties

• Assemble and cement sections of stained glass together.
• Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
• Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
• Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines.
• Prepare glass for cutting by resting it on rack edges or against cutting tables and brushing thin layer of oil along cutting lines or dipping cutting tools in oil.
• Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.

Skills Needed to be a Glazier

Below is a list of the skills most Glaziers say are important on the job.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Other Glazier Job Titles

• Glazer
• Window Installer
• Window Glass Installer
• Glass Mechanic
• Glazier Apprentice

Job Outlook for Glaziers

In the United States, there were 50,100 jobs for Glaziers in 2016.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 10.5% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 5,300 new jobs for Glaziers by 2026. The BLS estimates 6,500 yearly job openings in this field per year.

The states with the most job growth for Glaziers are California, Florida, and Texas.

Watch out if you plan on working in Mississippi, Alaska, or Wyoming. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

What is the Average Salary of a Glazier

The average yearly salary of a Glazier ranges between $26,910 and $81,950. The median salary for this occupation is $43,550.

Below is a list of the median annual salaries for jobs of this type in different U.S. states.

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
Hawaii	$72,300
New Jersey	$69,530
Illinois	$67,740
Washington	$62,310
New York	$61,680
Minnesota	$60,150
California	$60,010
Alaska	$59,410
Massachusetts	$56,360
Connecticut	$55,560
Pennsylvania	$55,380
Oregon	$53,780
Wisconsin	$53,400
Missouri	$53,230
District of Columbia	$50,120
Maryland	$49,690
Colorado	$47,390
Ohio	$46,340
Georgia	$46,340
Nevada	$45,660
Vermont	$45,190
Michigan	$45,170
Utah	$44,360
Arizona	$43,780
Indiana	$43,620
Kentucky	$43,500
North Dakota	$42,760
Nebraska	$41,410
Rhode Island	$41,180
Kansas	$40,870
Virginia	$40,620
Wyoming	$40,430
South Carolina	$40,350
New Hampshire	$39,820
Idaho	$39,760
South Dakota	$39,660
Louisiana	$39,220
Montana	$38,860
Iowa	$38,710
Alabama	$38,080
Florida	$37,980
West Virginia	$37,860
New Mexico	$37,360
Tennessee	$37,120
Oklahoma	$36,560
Texas	$35,360
North Carolina	$34,710
Arkansas	$34,270
Mississippi	$34,090

Tools & Technologies Used by Glaziers

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Glaziers:

• D-CALC FACADE 4000
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Excel

Becoming a Glazier

Are there Glazier education requirements?

What work experience do I need to become a Glazier?

Where do Glaziers Work?

Similar Careers

Those thinking about becoming Glaziers might also be interested in the following careers:

• Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
• Butchers and Meat Cutters

Career changers with experience as a Glazier sometimes find work in one of the following fields:

• Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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