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Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements.Mostly human for now
- 02Prime all scratches on pinchwelds with primer and allow to dry.Mostly human for now
- 03Remove all dirt, foreign matter, and loose glass from damaged areas, apply primer along windshield or window edges, and allow primer to dry.Mostly human for now
- 04Check for and remove moisture or contamination in damaged areas and keep areas dry until repairs are complete.Mostly human for now
- 05Apply 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.Mostly human for now
- 06Obtain windshields or windows for specific automobile makes and models from stock and examine them for defects prior to installation.Mostly human for now
- 07Install, repair, or replace safety glass and related materials, such as back glass heating elements, on vehicles or equipment.Mostly human for now
- 08Install replacement glass in vehicles.Mostly human for now
- 09Allow all glass parts installed with urethane ample time to cure, taking temperature and humidity into account.Mostly human for now
- 10Replace all moldings, clips, windshield wipers, or other parts that were removed prior to glass replacement or repair.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
0%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 4% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 70% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements.
- Prime all scratches on pinchwelds with primer and allow to dry.
- Remove all dirt, foreign matter, and loose glass from damaged areas, apply primer along windshield or window edges, and allow primer to dry.