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Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · SOC 49-3022
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$47,630
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
2,100
Proj. Annual Openings
20,310
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+0.8%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 49-3022 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 57/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $47,630
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 2,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 2,518 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
InstallationSpeakingEquipment SelectionActive ListeningCritical Thinking
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
11.7%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI0%
AI ability · AIOE35%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne55%
Top Skills
1.Installation
2.Speaking
3.Equipment Selection
4.Active Listening
5.Critical Thinking
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.
Common titles: Automotive Glass Installer (Auto Glass Installer), Automotive Glass Technician (Auto Glass Technician), Automotive Glazier (Auto Glazier), Glass Installer, Glass Installer Technician, Glass Technician
Representative Tasks
- •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.
- •Allow all glass parts installed with urethane ample time to cure, taking temperature and humidity into account.
- •Apply 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.
- •Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Replace vehicle glass.
- •Paint surfaces or equipment.
- •Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
- •Inspect structural components of vehicles to identify problems.
- •Clean workpieces or finished products.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Windows · hotWorkday software · hotEstimating softwareRecordkeeping software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.9%
Avg AI Exposure
4
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 49-3022: 2019 — employment: 19,410, median wage: $35,790; 2020 — employment: 18,490, median wage: $37,710; 2021 — employment: 16,230, median wage: $37,920; 2022 — employment: 17,370, median wage: $43,700; 2023 — employment: 16,890, median wage: $45,320; 2025 — employment: 20,310, median wage: $47,630.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 24% Bright |
| Median Salary | $47,630 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |