# Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

> Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/automotive-glass-installers-and-repairers
- SOC code: 49-3022.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $47,630 (10th percentile $35,390, 90th percentile $70,650)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.7%
- Openings a year: 1,300
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 21 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 5 |
| Enterprising (E) | 6 |
| Conventional (C) | 45 |

## What you'd do

- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 81/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 77/100)
- Getting Information (importance 61/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 60/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 60/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 57/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 53/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 52/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 51/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 51/100)

## Skills

Installation, Equipment Selection, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Complex Problem Solving

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Mechanical, English Language, Administration and Management, Administrative, Public Safety and Security, Personnel and Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, Transportation, Education and Training

## Also called

Auto Glass Installer (Automotive Glass Installer), Auto Glass Mechanic (Automotive Glass Mechanic), Auto Glass Repair Specialist (Automotive Glass Repair Specialist), Auto Glass Specialist (Automotive Glass Specialist), Auto Glass Tech (Automotive Glass Technician), Auto Glazier (Automotive Glazier), Auto Services Glass Installer (Automotive Services Glass Installer), Flat Glass Installer, Glass Installer, Glass Installer Technician (Glass Installer Tech)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4706) (CIP 4706, 713 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide](https://www.collegesref.com/college/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-worldwide-910) | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $77,491 | $87,797 | $21,986 |
| [SUNY Morrisville](https://www.collegesref.com/college/suny-morrisville-2657) | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $51,819 | $61,351 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Glaziers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/glaziers): $57,080 median pay
- [Automotive Body and Related Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/automotive-body-and-related-repairers): $54,890 median pay
- [Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/automotive-service-technicians-and-mechanics): $50,620 median pay
- [Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/coating-painting-and-spraying-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders): $48,250 median pay
- [Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/molders-shapers-and-casters-except-metal-and-plastic): $46,170 median pay
- [Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cleaners-of-vehicles-and-equipment): $35,830 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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