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49-3022.00 - Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers


Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.


Key Facts
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Bright Outlook
Career Details
Green Job
Career Details
Current Employment
19,300
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Forecasted Employment
20,800
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Change in Employment
+1,500
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Change in Employment %
+7.8%
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Tasks
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Tasks
The tasks listed below can be performed to prepare you for a career in this field.
Core
  • Remove all dirt, foreign matter, and loose glass from damaged areas, apply primer along windshield or window edges, and allow primer to dry.
  • Allow all glass parts installed with urethane ample time to cure, taking temperature and humidity into account.
  • Obtain windshields or windows for specific automobile makes and models from stock and examine them for defects prior to installation.
  • 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.
  • Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements.
  • Remove broken or damaged glass windshields or window glass from motor vehicles, using hand tools to remove screws from frames holding glass.
  • Replace all moldings, clips, windshield wipers, or other parts that were removed prior to glass replacement or repair.
  • Remove moldings, clips, windshield wipers, screws, bolts, and inside A-pillar moldings and lower headliners in preparation for installation or repair work.
  • Install, repair, or replace safety glass and related materials, such as back glass heating elements, on vehicles or equipment.
  • Install rubber channeling strips around edges of glass or frames to weatherproof windows or to prevent rattling.
  • Replace or adjust motorized or manual window-raising mechanisms.
  • Install new foam dams on pinchwelds, if required.
  • Cool or warm glass in the event of temperature extremes.
  • Prime all scratches on pinchwelds with primer and allow to dry.
  • Install replacement glass in vehicles.
Supplemental
  • Hold cut or uneven edges of glass against automated abrasive belts to shape or smooth edges.
  • Cut flat safety glass according to specified patterns or perform precision pattern making and glass cutting to custom fit replacement windows.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Knowledge
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Knowledge

The items listed below are organized into sections that contain knowledge useful for pursuing a career in this field. Each section also contains a "Percentage of Importance" statistic that shows how relevant an item is to the occupation.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 82%
    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.
 Mechanical
  • 74%
    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
 English Language
  • 67%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Administration and Management
  • 60%
    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
 Clerical
  • 59%
    Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 Public Safety and Security
  • 56%
    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
 Personnel and Human Resources
  • 54%
    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
 Sales and Marketing
  • 51%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Tools
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Tools
The tools listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Compressors
  • Air compressors
 Marking tools
  • Awls
  • Scribers
 Power tools
  • Buffing wheels
  • Cordless drills
  • Moisture evaporators
  • Power caulking guns
 Dispensing tools
  • Caulking guns
  • Injection syringes
 Rough and finishing tools
  • Cold chisels
  • Single-cut mill saw files
 Cutting and crimping and punching tools
  • Cold knives
  • Cut-out knives
  • Deburring tools
  • Glass cutters
  • Hot knife blades
  • Hot knives
  • Knife blades
  • Long knives
  • Oscillating power knives
  • Pneumatic windshield removal blades
  • Punches
  • Urethane sealant cutout knives
  • Utility knives
  • Windshield removal power knives
 Computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Personal computers
 Prying and bending tools
  • Driving wedges
  • Pry bars
 Cleaning equipment
  • Gasket scrapers
 Hooks
  • Hook tools
 Measuring and layout tools
  • Inspection mirrors
  • Measuring tapes
  • Straightedges
 Body tools
  • Lacing tools
  • Trim tools
  • Windshield molding removal tools
 Wrenches and drivers
  • Mirror bracket wrenches
  • Nut drivers
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Pliers action clip removers
  • Ratcheting screwdrivers
  • Ratchets
  • Torx wrenches
  • Upholstery removal tools
 Safety apparel
  • Safety gloves
 Lamps and lightbulbs
  • Ultraviolet UV curing lamps
  • Ultraviolet UV lights
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Technology
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Technology
The technologies listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
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The certifications listed below are useful to pursue if you are interested in a career in this field.
 Advanced
 Core
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Licensing
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Licensing
The licensing information below is organized into sections and is useful for pursuing if you are interested in a career in this field.
No specific licensing information is listed for this occupation in the area you have selected.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Related Programs
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Programs related to this career, offered by participating institution(s), are listed below.

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PROGRAMS
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Northern Virginia Community College
Tidewater Community College