Environment
As in many other construction trades, the work is physically demanding. Glaziers may experience cuts from tools and glass, and falls from ladders and scaffolding. Most work full time.
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
Glaziers
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Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
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As in many other construction trades, the work is physically demanding. Glaziers may experience cuts from tools and glass, and falls from ladders and scaffolding. Most work full time.
Salary Breakdown
Glaziers
$50,970
AVERAGE ANNUALLY
$29,440
ENTRY LEVEL
$46,080
MID LEVEL
$83,640
EXPERT LEVEL
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Top Expected Tasks
Glaziers
Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints.
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, 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.
Grind or polish glass, smoothing edges when necessary.
Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines.
Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.
Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
Confer with customers to determine project requirements or to provide cost estimates.
Select the type or color of glass or mirror according to specifications.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Glaziers
KNOWLEDGE
Building and Construction
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical
KNOWLEDGE
Production and Processing
SKILL
Coordination
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Operation and Control
SKILL
Reading Comprehension
SKILL
Judgment and Decision Making
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Near Vision
ABILITY
Manual Dexterity
ABILITY
Finger Dexterity
ABILITY
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