Glazier

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

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Auto Glass Tech (Automobile Glass Technician); Commercial Glazier; Field Glazier; Glass Installer; Glass Technician (Glass Tech); Glassman; Glazer; Glazier; Glazier Worker; Union Glazier

Tasks

• 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.
• Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
• 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.
• Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.
• 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.
• Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools.
• Load and arrange glass or mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass.
• Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered to determine work procedures.
• Cut and attach mounting strips, metal or wood moldings, rubber gaskets, or metal clips to surfaces in preparation for mirror installation.
• Pack spaces between moldings and glass with glazing compounds and trim excess material with glazing knives.
• Assemble, erect, or dismantle scaffolds, rigging, or hoisting equipment.
• Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
• Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws.

Knowledge

• Building and Construction
• Administration and Management
• Mechanical
• Mathematics
• Customer and Personal Service
• Design

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking

Abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Near Vision
• Multilimb Coordination
• Trunk Strength
• Problem Sensitivity
• Manual Dexterity
• Information Ordering
• Control Precision
• Static Strength
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Category Flexibility
• Visualization
• Selective Attention
• Finger Dexterity
• Extent Flexibility
• Gross Body Equilibrium
• Far Vision
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity