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Glazier Workplace Records
Glaziers work through specifications, framing and installation while coordinating access and handling equipment. An employment concern about damage, delay or responsibility needs the sequence around the assigned panel or frame. Describe the work generally without treating a completed installation or later defect as proof of its cause.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Responsibility map
List framing, preparation and installation stages you handled and where work passed to another role.
Changed conditions
Record access or staging problems and the supervisor instruction that followed your report.
Personal documents
Pair your own time and feedback records with the relevant shift without copying customer plans.
Start with the work you actually do
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Glaziers (47-2121.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- 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.Source task 11484 · updated 08/2023
- Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.Source task 11485 · updated 08/2023
- Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.Source task 11496 · updated 08/2023
- Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.Source task 11486 · updated 08/2023
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Glaziers (SOC 47-2121). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.88 | $21.89 | $23.26 | $45,520 |
| Alaska | $27.06 | $30.29 | $35.87 | $63,000 |
| Arizona | $23.41 | $27.19 | $28.92 | $56,560 |
| Arkansas | $18.12 | $21.49 | $23.02 | $44,700 |
| Connecticut | $27.42 | $30.69 | $38.41 | $63,840 |
| Florida | $18.11 | $22.61 | $28.54 | $47,030 |
| Georgia | $16.67 | $20.84 | $28.53 | $43,340 |
| Hawaii | $29.04 | $38.85 | $48.30 | $80,800 |
| Idaho | $23.59 | $28.77 | $34.29 | $59,850 |
| Indiana | $23.21 | $28.95 | $33.66 | $60,210 |
| Iowa | $23.13 | $27.56 | $30.17 | $57,330 |
| Kansas | $21.18 | $22.64 | $29.10 | $47,090 |
| Kentucky | $22.20 | $23.61 | $27.31 | $49,110 |
| Louisiana | $18.73 | $22.67 | $28.47 | $47,150 |
| Maine | $22.16 | $22.97 | $26.79 | $47,770 |
| Michigan | $22.83 | $25.37 | $29.89 | $52,770 |
| Minnesota | $29.62 | $31.79 | $44.20 | $66,130 |
| Mississippi | $16.87 | $17.67 | $22.11 | $36,750 |
| Missouri | $17.98 | $24.73 | $34.46 | $51,430 |
| Montana | $22.14 | $23.73 | $29.04 | $49,360 |
| Nebraska | $20.53 | $24.13 | $31.86 | $50,190 |
| New Hampshire | $23.89 | $28.29 | $30.18 | $58,850 |
| New Mexico | $18.73 | $22.57 | $23.26 | $46,940 |
| New York | $24.76 | $29.69 | $37.17 | $61,760 |
| North Carolina | $19.56 | $22.20 | $26.61 | $46,170 |
| North Dakota | $25.30 | $29.71 | $30.64 | $61,800 |
| Ohio | $23.23 | $28.94 | $31.14 | $60,200 |
| Oklahoma | $18.85 | $21.82 | $22.55 | $45,380 |
| Pennsylvania | $22.50 | $28.27 | $34.17 | $58,810 |
| Rhode Island | $24.54 | $29.64 | $37.57 | $61,650 |
| South Dakota | $21.82 | $22.66 | $24.78 | $47,140 |
| Tennessee | $21.42 | $23.37 | $28.39 | $48,610 |
| Texas | $18.67 | $22.95 | $26.49 | $47,730 |
| Utah | $22.90 | $24.75 | $29.27 | $51,470 |
| Vermont | $24.00 | $29.04 | $29.91 | $60,390 |
| Virginia | $23.56 | $28.49 | $30.00 | $59,260 |
| West Virginia | $16.66 | $23.95 | $31.81 | $49,810 |
| Wisconsin | $24.52 | $30.00 | $44.10 | $62,400 |
| Wyoming | $25.20 | $26.46 | $34.50 | $55,030 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Identify the specification and handoff
Record the general glass or framing task, instruction version and role approving changes. Note whether you inherited prepared framing or completed it yourself. Distinguish a condition observed before handling from a concern reported after another worker or contractor took over.
Account for staging and access
Describe required preparation, equipment availability and waiting for access relevant to your own schedule. Note changes in work area or installation order and who directed them. A delivery time or panel count does not necessarily reflect the full work performed by an individual glazier.
Protect site and customer information
Keep your own permitted employment records and a descriptive index of relevant work orders. Do not take customer drawings, security details or restricted photographs. Never lift, move or recreate damaged glass solely to collect evidence, and leave technical findings to the appropriate documented review.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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