Glaziers

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2020 Workforce

40.8k

Average Age

39.7

Estimated Job Growth

3.79%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$46,275

Average Male Salary

$46,596

Average Female Salary

$32,076

About

Glaziers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Glaziers was $46,275 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Glaziers by wage are Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers, and Electronic home entertainment equipment installers & repairers.

Glaziers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Glaziers are Parker County PUMA, TX, Ellis County PUMA, TX, and Des Moines City PUMA, IA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Glaziers are Parker County PUMA, TX, Fort Worth (Southwest) & Benbrook Cities PUMA, TX, and Ellis County PUMA, TX.

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations Construction & Extraction Occupations

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Glaziers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Glaziers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Glaziers, by average wage, is Automotive repair & maintenance. Glaziers are paid most in St. Mary's & Calvert Counties PUMA, MD but are relatively concentrated in Parker County PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$46,275

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,087

In 2020, Glaziers earned an average of $46,275, $9,679 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make somewhat more than Glaziers while Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Glaziers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.301

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Glaziers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.301, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Glaziers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Glaziers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Glaziers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Glaziers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Glaziers, by number of employees, are Construction, Glass & glass product manufacturing, Building material & supplies dealers, Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers, Automotive repair & maintenance, Plastics product manufacturing, Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing , Elementary & secondary schools, and Miscellaneous wood products.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Glaziers, by average wage, are Automotive repair & maintenance, Elementary & secondary schools, and Construction.

Industries by Share

40.8k

2020 Workforce

± 4,958

2.35%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.9%

The number of people employed as Glaziers has been growing at a rate of 2.35%, from 39,851 people in 2019 to 40,786 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Glaziers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Glaziers at 68.3%, followed by Glass & glass product manufacturing with 11.9% and Building material & supplies dealers with 11.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Glaziers in the US. The average age of male Glaziers in the workforce is 39.7 and of female Glaziers is 40.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Glaziers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

39.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,902

903

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 738

97.8% of Glaziers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Glaziers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Glaziers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

64.7% of Glaziers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 15.4% of Glaziers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Glaziers.

Age by Sex

39.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.56

40.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 12.1

The median age of Glaziers is 39.7, and Male employees are generally 1.19 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Glaziers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Glaziers is Business but a relatively high number of Glaziers hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Glaziers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Glaziers need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Glaziers need more than the average amount of Installation, Operation and Control, and Equipment Selection.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Glaziers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Glaziers are expected to see a growth of 3.79% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

3.79%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Glaziers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.