How to hire glaziers

Job description template

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[Job title] at [Company name]
[City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range]

About the role
[Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.]

What you will do
• Cut, fit, install, repair, or replace glass or glass substitutes, such as plastic or aluminum, in building interiors or exteriors or in furniture or other products.
• Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
• Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools.
• Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
• Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
• Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
• Read and interpret blueprints or specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, or thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, or staging or scaffolding materials required.
• Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.

What you bring
• [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any]
• [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: High school diploma or equivalent]
• Strong critical thinking, reading comprehension and speaking skills
• Working knowledge of building and construction and mechanical
• [Anything else you would really turn someone away for]

Pay and benefits
[Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $27.44 an hour ($57,080 a year).
[Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.]

How to apply
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Interview questions for glaziers

Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.

1. Tell me about a time you had to cut, fit, install, repair, or replace glass or glass substitutes, such as plastic or aluminum, in building interiors or exteriors or in furniture or other products. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
2. Tell me about a time you had to determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
3. Tell me about a time you had to drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
4. Tell me about a time you had to fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
5. Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
6. Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
7. Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
8. Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?

Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.

What glaziers do

• Cut, fit, install, repair, or replace glass or glass substitutes, such as plastic or aluminum, in building interiors or exteriors or in furniture or other products.
• Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
• Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools.
• Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
• Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
• Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
• Read and interpret blueprints or specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, or thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, or staging or scaffolding materials required.
• Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.

Skills that matter most

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingBuilding and ConstructionMechanical

Education, experience and outlook for glaziers

• Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
• Related work experience most have: 3 to 6 months (O*NET)
• Training on the job: Apprenticeship (BLS)
• Job outlook: +1.9% over ten years, little or no change · about 3,900 openings a year (BLS)

What to pay glaziers

Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:

See glaziers pay in every state

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Job duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 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. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.