Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators build operations monitoring, complex problem solving and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Foundry Mold and Coremakers (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 92% | $48,110 | +3% | None |
| 2 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 91% | $46,170 | −2% | None |
| 3 | Tire Builders | 89% | $57,390 | +22% | None |
| 4 | Furniture Finishers | 86% | $44,540 | −5% | None |
| 5 | Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 85% | $43,960 | −6% | None |
| 6 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 85% | $49,120 | +5% | None |
| 7 | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 80% | $46,350 | −1% | None |
| 8 | Stonemasons | 78% | $57,390 | +22% | None |
| 9 | Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 78% | $58,340 | +24% | None |
| 10 | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 78% | $49,450 | +5% | None |
Compared with Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators, median $46,880. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as fiberglass laminators and fabricators (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
92% skill match · $48,110 · +3% pay
Operations Analysis · Repairing
91% skill match · $46,170 · −2% pay
Repairing · Operations Analysis
89% skill match · $57,390 · +22% pay
Operation and Control · Operations Analysis · Programming
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Foundry Mold and Coremakers (92% skill match, median $48,110), Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (91% skill match, median $46,170) and Tire Builders (89% skill match, median $57,390), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 17 pay more than fiberglass laminators and fabricators at the median. The biggest increases: Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (+62%, $76,170), Brickmasons and Blockmasons (+33%, $62,120) and Carpenters (+29%, $60,580).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.