# Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

> Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 49-3022.00
- **Summary:** Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.

## Aliases

- Automotive Glass Installer (Auto Glass Installer)
- Automotive Glass Technician (Auto Glass Technician)
- Glass Installer Technician
- Glass Technician
- Automotive Glazier (Auto Glazier)
- Glass Installer
- Windshield Installer
- Windshield Repair Technician
- Auto Glass Repair Specialist (Automotive Glass Repair Specialist)
- Auto Services Glass Installer (Automotive Services Glass Installer)
- Auto Technician
- Automobile Installer

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prime all scratches on pinchwelds with primer and allow to dry. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.ag |
| Remove all dirt, foreign matter, and loose glass from damaged areas, apply primer along windshield or window edges, and allow primer to dry. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.ag |
| Allow all glass parts installed with urethane ample time to cure, taking temperature and humidity into account. | Core | 4.A.3.b.4.d |
| 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. | Core | 4.A.3.b.4.d |
| Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.h |
| Install replacement glass in vehicles. | Core | 4.A.3.b.4.d |
| Obtain windshields or windows for specific automobile makes and models from stock and examine them for defects prior to installation. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.d |
| Check for and remove moisture or contamination in damaged areas and keep areas dry until repairs are complete. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.h |
| Replace all moldings, clips, windshield wipers, or other parts that were removed prior to glass replacement or repair. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.d |
| Remove broken or damaged glass windshields or window glass from motor vehicles, using hand tools to remove screws from frames holding glass. | Core | 4.A.3.b.4.d |
| Remove moldings, clips, windshield wipers, screws, bolts, and inside A-pillar moldings and lower headliners in preparation for installation or repair work. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.s |
| Install, repair, or replace safety glass and related materials, such as back glass heating elements, on vehicles or equipment. | Core | 4.A.3.b.4.d |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Paint surfaces or equipment. | 4.A.3.a.2.ag |
| Replace vehicle glass. | 4.A.3.b.4.d |
| Inspect structural components of vehicles to identify problems. | 4.A.1.b.2.d |
| Clean workpieces or finished products. | 4.A.3.a.1.h |
| Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs. | 4.A.2.b.1.h |
| Reassemble equipment after repair. | 4.A.3.a.2.d |
| Remove parts or components from vehicles. | 4.A.3.a.2.s |
| Repair non-engine automotive or vehicle components. | 4.A.3.b.4.d |
| Cut materials according to specifications or needs. | 4.A.3.a.2.l |
| Adjust vehicle components according to specifications. | 4.A.3.a.2.i |
| Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts. | 4.A.3.b.4.c |
| Install machine or equipment replacement parts. | 4.A.3.a.2.d |
| Prepare materials for processing. | 4.A.3.a.2.m |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4.09 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.7 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.5 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.34 |
| Installation | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3.12 |
| Multilimb Coordination | ability | 3.12 |
| Static Strength | ability | 3.12 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3 |
| Equipment Selection | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3 |
| Visualization | ability | 3 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3 |
| Control Precision | ability | 3 |
| Extent Flexibility | ability | 3 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 2.98 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 2.97 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 2.88 |
| Trunk Strength | ability | 2.88 |
| Far Vision | ability | 2.88 |
| Depth Perception | ability | 2.88 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 2.8 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Operations Monitoring | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Operation and Control | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Quality Control Analysis | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 2.75 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Project Management Software | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Workday software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Estimating software | Project management software | no | no |
| Recordkeeping software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 4.98 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.86 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.84 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 4.75 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 4.64 |
| Contact With Others | 4.52 |
| Time Pressure | 4.41 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 4.13 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.12 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.1 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.93 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 3.86 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 3.86 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.79 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 3.66 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 3.6 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.59 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 3.52 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.51 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 3.48 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.43 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.36 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.35 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 3.33 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 3.19 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.17 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.08 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.02 |
| Physical Proximity | 2.99 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.88 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 2.87 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.73 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.71 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 2.65 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 2.59 |
| Level of Competition | 2.58 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.52 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.47 |
| E-Mail | 2.46 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 2.46 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma | 89.5 |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 9.12 |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 1.37 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 7 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 5.77 |
| Mechanics/Electronics | specific_interest_area | 4.89 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.7 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 2.37 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 2.24 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.19 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 2.01 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 1.96 |
| Construction/Woodwork | specific_interest_area | 1.93 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 1.9 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 1.4 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 1.39 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 1.28 |
| Sales | specific_interest_area | 1.2 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 1.13 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 47-2121.00 | role-47-2121-00 | Glaziers | Primary-Short |
| 49-3021.00 | role-49-3021-00 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers | Primary-Short |
| 49-3023.00 | role-49-3023-00 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | Primary-Short |
| 51-9124.00 | role-51-9124-00 | Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Primary-Short |
| 51-9195.00 | role-51-9195-00 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | Primary-Short |
| 53-7061.00 | role-53-7061-00 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | Primary-Long |
| 47-2131.00 | role-47-2131-00 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | Primary-Long |
| 47-2132.00 | role-47-2132-00 | Insulation Workers, Mechanical | Primary-Long |
| 51-9123.00 | role-51-9123-00 | Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | Primary-Long |
| 49-3043.00 | role-49-3043-00 | Rail Car Repairers | Primary-Long |
| 51-7021.00 | role-51-7021-00 | Furniture Finishers | Supplemental |
| 49-9011.00 | role-49-9011-00 | Mechanical Door Repairers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Supply Chain & Transportation | supply-chain-transportation |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians | mechanic-and-repair-technologies-technicians |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 47260
- **Mean Wage:** 49580
- **Pct10Wage:** 35080
- **Pct25Wage:** 39990
- **Pct75Wage:** 58160
- **Pct90Wage:** 67480
- **Employment:** 18940
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 16410 | 47440 | 30.18 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 1120 | 43680 | 0.58 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 720 | 46410 | 0.97 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 620 | 50340 | 0.62 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 30 | 46780 |  |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 16410 | 30.18 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 720 | 0.97 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 620 | 0.62 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 1120 | 0.58 |
- **Count:** 5

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.55 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -1.202285 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -0.6595066 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -1.234898 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 6
- **Percentile:** 3
- **Band:** Low
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 10 | felten_aioe |
| 3 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 4 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -1.202285 | 10 | Low | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0 | 3 | Low | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.02538924409188402 | 4 | Low | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.55
- **Percentile:** 49
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0
- **Beta:** 0
- **Gamma:** 0

### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 3.6
- **Growth Percentile:** 59
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 1.4
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 21
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 20.4
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 21.1

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 18
- **Skills:** 33
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 4
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 2f812ac56665e9ae