Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, & Finishers

Also called: Glass Bender, Glass Blower, Neon Glass Bender

Career Cluster: Manufacturing
What they do:
Shape molten glass according to patterns.
On the job, you would:
  • Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
  • Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.
  • Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • design
  • mechanical
Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • manufacture and distribution of products
Business
  • customer service
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Attention
  • pay attention to something without being distracted
Hand and Finger Use
  • keep your arm or hand steady
  • hold or move items with your hands
Controlled Movement
  • quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
  • change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Initiative
  • Persistence
  • Cooperation
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software
  • Microsoft Outlook
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Accounting software
  • Billing software
EDUCATION


no high school diploma/GED or high school diploma/GED
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $61,050.00
Median: $45,690.00
Low: $34,950.00
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