Glaziers
Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
- Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
- Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered to determine work procedures.
- Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints.
- Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws.
- 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.
- Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +9.3%
National: +4.0%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$48,720.00
State
$48,350.00
Regional
Glaziers
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
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Glaziers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 44.16%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 35.77%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 12%
- Some College Courses = 8.08%
Related Work Experience
- None = 36.27%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 25.40%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.26%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.82%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.69%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 5.39%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 3.42%
- Up to and including 1 month = 2.34%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.20%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 2.20%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 41.47%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13.72%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 12.31%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.04%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.78%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.14%
- Over 10 years = 6.14%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.40%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 16.46%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 16.42%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.84%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 15.22%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 12.31%
- None or short demonstration = 8.49%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.78%
- Over 10 years = 6.14%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 2.34%
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Glaziers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
- Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
- Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered to determine work procedures.
- Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints.
- Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws.
- 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.
- Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
- Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.
- Score glass with cutters' wheels, breaking off excess glass by hand or with notched tools.
- Cut, assemble, fit, or attach metal-framed glass enclosures for showers, bathtubs, display cases, skylights, solariums, or other structures.
- Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools.
- Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
- Cut and attach mounting strips, metal or wood moldings, rubber gaskets, or metal clips to surfaces in preparation for mirror installation.
- Assemble, erect, or dismantle scaffolds, rigging, or hoisting equipment.
- Load and arrange glass or mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass.
- Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines.
- Grind or polish glass, smoothing edges when necessary.
- Prepare glass for cutting by resting it on rack edges or against cutting tables and brushing thin layer of oil along cutting lines or dipping cutting tools in oil.
- Pack spaces between moldings and glass with glazing compounds and trim excess material with glazing knives.
- Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
- Move furniture to clear work sites and cover floors or furnishings with drop cloths.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Confer with customers to determine project requirements or to provide cost estimates.
- Select the type or color of glass or mirror according to specifications.
- Assemble and cement sections of stained glass together.
- Measure, cut, fit, and press anti-glare adhesive film to glass or spray glass with tinting solution to prevent light glare.
- Create patterns on glass by etching, sandblasting, or painting designs.
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Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Hex keys (Allen wrenches)
- Glass cutters (Automatic cutting tables)
- Grinding or polishing machines (Automatic diamond wheel edgers)
- Grinding or polishing machines (Automatic vertical edging machines)
- Metal cutters (Aviation snips)
- Files (Bastard files)
- Power grinders (Bench grinders)
- Manlift or personnel lift (Bosun chairs)
- Levels (Builders' levels)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Center punches)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Cold chisels
- Squares (Combination squares)
- Power drills (Cordless drills)
- Countersinks
- Power saws (Cutoff saws)
- Hammers (Dead-blow hammers)
- Desktop computers
- Workshop presses (Drill presses)
- Power sanders (Drum sanders)
- Locking pliers (Duck-billed locking pliers)
- Razor knives (Edge scrapers)
- Power drills (Electric drills)
- Files
- Grinding or polishing machines (Finger pull machines)
- Screwdrivers (Flat screwdrivers)
- Forklifts
- Grinding or polishing machines (Glass bevelers)
- Hand clamps (Glass clamps)
- Glass cutters
- Dollies (Glass dollies)
- Drilling machines (Glass drilling machines)
- Grinding or polishing machines (Glass edgers)
- Protective gloves (Glass gloves)
- Hold down clamps (Glass holders)
- Lifts (Glass lifters)
- Flat nose pliers (Glass pliers)
- Grinding or polishing machines (Glass routers)
- Power saws (Glass saws)
- Tongs (Glass tongs)
- Power grinders (Grinding tools)
- Saws (Hacksaws)
- Files (Half moon files)
- Hammers
- Sheet metal pliers (Hand seamers)
- Hand sprayers
- Hard hats
- Hoists
- Power saws (Jig saws)
- Squares (L-squares)
- Ladders
- Levels (Laser levels)
- Leg protectors
- Levels
- Lifelines or lifeline equipment (Lifelines)
- Lifting hooks
- Locking pliers
- Mallets
- Tape measures (Measuring tapes)
- Metal cutters (Metal cutting shears)
- Milling machines
- Nibblers
- Glass cutters (Notched glass-breaking tools)
- Nut drivers
- Open end wrenches
- Track cranes (Overhead cranes)
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Platform lift (Platform lifts)
- Plumb bobs
- Point drivers or accessories for picture frames (Point drivers)
- Grinding or polishing machines (Polishing machines)
- Grinding or polishing machines (Portable air routers)
- Power sanders (Portable belt sanders)
- Demolition hammers (Power hammers)
- Sawing machines (Power miter saws)
- Power saws
- Power screwguns
- Blow torches (Propane torches)
- Protective aprons
- Protective shirts (Protective sleeves)
- Pry bars
- Putty knives
- Power saws (Radial arm saws)
- Ratchets (Ratchet sets)
- Power saws (Reciprocating saws)
- Respirators
- Rivet tools (Riveting tools)
- Screwdrivers (Robertson screwdrivers)
- Files (Round files)
- Mallets (Rubber mallets)
- Rulers
- Power saws (Saber saws)
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Fall protection lanyard (Safety lanyards)
- Pneumatic sanding machines (Sandblasters)
- Saws
- Scaffolding
- Scribers (Scoring tools)
- Screwdrivers
- Scribers
- Platform lift (Self-propelled elevated work platforms)
- Lifts (Shackles)
- Leg protectors (Shin protectors)
- Glass cutters (Side cutters)
- Bevels (Sliding bevels)
- Slings
- Soldering irons or guns (Soldering equipment)
- Spatulas
- Levels (Spirit levels)
- Welding tools (Spot-welding equipment)
- Below the hook device (Spreader beams)
- Squares
- Tape measures (Story pole tape measures)
- Straight edges (Straightedges)
- Manlift or personnel lift (Swing stages)
- Power saws (Table saws)
- Tape measures (Telescoping measuring rods)
- Torque wrenches
- Triangles
- Power sanders (Upright belt sanders)
- Utility knives
- Suction cups (Vacuum cups)
- Pressure or steam cleaners (Water blasting equipment)
- Glass cutters (Wheel cutters)
- Wood chisels
Technologies Include:
- Computer aided design CAD software
- D-CALC FACADE 4000
- Facilities management software
- Work order software
- Project management software
- American Glazing Software AGS WindowPricer
- Bid Master software
- Constructive Computing QuickEST Windows
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Additional Resources
For general information about the work of glaziers, contact:
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades
1750 New York Ave. NW.
Washington, DC 20006
For information concerning training for glaziers, contact:
National Glass Association
Education and Training Department
8200 Greensboro Dr.
Suite 302
McLean, VA 22102-3881
http://www.glass.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Glaziers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
82.50 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
62.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
61.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
61.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
59.75 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
58.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
59.50 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
59.50 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
56.25 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
56.25 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
53.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
50.00 | Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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83.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
82.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
79.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
76.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
75.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
73.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
67.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
67.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
66.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
64.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
63.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
61.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
60.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
60.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
60.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
58.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
57.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
57.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
56.50 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
56.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
55.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
54.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
54.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
53.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
52.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
51.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
50.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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77.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
76.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
75.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
68.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
67.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
67.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
67.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
66.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
66.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
66.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
64.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
62.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
60.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
59.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
56.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
50.00 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
95.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
94.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
94.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
88.80 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
88.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
87.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
87.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
85.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
84.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
82.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
81.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
80.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
79.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
79.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
78.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
78.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
78.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
78.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
77.40 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
76.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
75.40 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
75.40 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
74.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
73.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
72.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
72.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
71.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
71.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
69.60 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
69.40 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
68.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
66.60 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
66.40 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
63.60 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
63.00 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
63.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
61.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
61.20 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
61.20 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
58.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
58.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
57.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
55.00 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
50.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $34,580.00 | $48,720.00 | $62,360.00 |
Virginia | $35,840.00 | $48,350.00 | $58,850.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | $47,148.07 | $61,871.89 | $66,364.15 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $42,783.92 | $51,186.76 | $58,004.71 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $34,852.21 | $44,403.95 | $48,749.49 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $30,203.94 | $36,169.51 | $43,217.86 |
Northern Virginia | $44,505.20 | $58,050.17 | $64,854.68 |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | $38,082.96 | $45,554.91 | $54,526.00 |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 56,900 | 59,200 | +4.0% |
Virginia | 1,062 | 1,161 | +9.3% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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