Career
Automotive glass installers and repairers
Replace and repair auto glass.
$47,630
Median pay
+5.7%
Job growth, 2025–35
1,300
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements.
- Prime all scratches on pinchwelds with primer and allow to dry.
- Remove all dirt, foreign matter, and loose glass from damaged areas, apply primer along windshield or window edges, and allow primer to dry.
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on objects & tools, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Installation, Speaking, Equipment Selection, Service Orientation.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though moderate-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $47,630 a year and 1,300 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0603
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Glaziers$57,080 · +1.9%
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,890 · +3.7%
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,620 · +5.0%
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,250 · +2.5%
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,170 · +5.8%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.