Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
Work Activities
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Confer with customers to determine project requirements or to provide cost estimates.
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Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
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Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
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Select the type or color of glass or mirror according to specifications.
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Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints.
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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.
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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.
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Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines.
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Grind or polish glass, smoothing edges when necessary.
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Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
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Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.
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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.
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Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools.
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Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered to determine work procedures.
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Move furniture to clear work sites and cover floors or furnishings with drop cloths.
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Cut, assemble, fit, or attach metal-framed glass enclosures for showers, bathtubs, display cases, skylights, solariums, or other structures.
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Load and arrange glass or mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass.
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Pack spaces between moldings and glass with glazing compounds and trim excess material with glazing knives.
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Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
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Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
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Score glass with cutters' wheels, breaking off excess glass by hand or with notched tools.
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Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws.
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Assemble, erect, or dismantle scaffolds, rigging, or hoisting equipment.
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Cut and attach mounting strips, metal or wood moldings, rubber gaskets, or metal clips to surfaces in preparation for mirror installation.
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Create patterns on glass by etching, sandblasting, or painting designs.
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Assemble and cement sections of stained glass together.
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Measure, cut, fit, and press anti-glare adhesive film to glass or spray glass with tinting solution to prevent light glare.
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Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
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Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
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Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
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Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Education
High school diploma or equivalent
- Work Experience
No work experience
- Training
Apprenticeship
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
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Dependability
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Attention to Detail
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Cooperation
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Integrity
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Achievement/Effort
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Self Control
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Screwdrivers
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Power saws
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Levels
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Grinding or polishing machines
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Glass cutters
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Spreadsheet software
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Project management software
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Operating system software
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Data base user interface and query software
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Computer aided design CAD software
