What do they do?
Shape molten glass according to patterns.
Also known as:
Bender, Gaffer, Glass Bender, Glass Block Bender, Glass Blower, Glass Lathe Operator, Glass Molder, Glass Tube Bender, Glass Worker, Glassblower, Neon Glass Bender, Neon Glass Blower, Neon Pumper, Neon Tube Bender, Scientific Glass Blower, Tube Bender
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- High school diploma equivalent (32%)
- Less than high school diploma (22%)
- Some college, no degree (18%)
- Bachelor's degree (16%)
- Associate's degree (6%)
- Master's degree (4%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
People in this career often have talent in:
- 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.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
- Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- 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.
- Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
- Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Rate Control - The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
- Perceptual Speed - The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
- Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Place materials into molds.
- Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
- Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
- Weigh finished products.
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Shape glass or similar materials.
- Operate heating or drying equipment.
- Select production input materials.
- Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
- Record operational or production data.
- Design jewelry or decorative objects.
- Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
- Operate grinding equipment.
- Maintain production or processing equipment.
- Replace worn equipment components.
- Repair production equipment or tools.
- Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
- Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
- Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
- Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
Videos: CareerOneStop, USDOL/ETA and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
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