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Jobs / Production and manufacturing / 51-9195.04

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Shape molten glass according to patterns.

US jobs
33,190 (SOC 51-9195 group, "Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic")
Median wage
$46,170 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of glass blowers, molders, benders, and finishers?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 51-9195 group).

  • 9%Engrave objectsNot measured
  • 8%Cut materialsNot measured
  • 8%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
  • 7%Shape materials to create productsNot measured
  • 6%Remove workpieces from production equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Select materials or equipment for operations or projectsNot measured
  • 4%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
  • 4%Operate industrial processing or production equipmentNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
  • Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.
  • Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in molds or on boards to obtain final shapes.
  • Cut lengths of tubing to specified sizes, using files or cutting wheels.
  • Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.
  • Develop sketches of glass products into blueprint specifications, applying knowledge of glass technology and glass blowing.
  • Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
  • Determine types and quantities of glass required to fabricate products.
  • Design and create glass objects, using blowpipes and artisans' hand tools and equipment.
  • Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, or polish glass or glass products.
  • Operate electric kilns that heat and mold glass sheets to the shape and curve of metal jigs.
  • Place electrodes in tube ends and heat them with glass burners to fuse them into place.
Other job titles for this occupation (24)

Bender · Gaffer · Glass Artist · Glass Bender · Glass Block Bender · Glass Lathe Operator · Glass Worker · Glassblower · Neon Glass Bender · Neon Pumper · Blow Molder · Blower · Bottle Blower · Glass Finisher · Glass Molder · Glassblower Technician (Glass Blower Tech) · Glassware Finisher · Laboratory Apparatus Glass Blower · Lathe Blower · Lathe Operator · Molder · Scientific Blower · Technical Blower · Tube Bender