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Glaziers
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Read 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.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 02Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.Mostly human for now
- 03Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.Mostly human for now
- 04Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.Mostly human for now
- 05Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.Mostly human for now
- 06Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.Mostly human for now
- 07Cut, 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.Mostly human for now
- 08Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools.Mostly human for now
- 09Load and arrange glass or mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass.Mostly human for now
- 10Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered to determine work procedures.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
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
8%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 11% 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 82% 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.
- Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
- Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
- Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.