Glaziers build coordination, time management and complex problem solving 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 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (82%).
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 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 82% | $51,330 | −10% | None |
| 2 | Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 78% | $47,550 | −17% | None |
| 3 | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 78% | $63,870 | +12% | None |
| 4 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 75% | $53,750 | −6% | None |
| 5 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 75% | $57,430 | +1% | None |
| 6 | Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | 75% | $47,630 | −17% | None |
| 7 | Riggers | 75% | $62,640 | +10% | None |
| 8 | Mechanical Door Repairers | 74% | $55,720 | −2% | None |
| 9 | Fence Erectors | 73% | $47,980 | −16% | None |
| 10 | Tire Builders | 72% | $57,390 | +1% | None |
Compared with Glaziers, median $57,080. 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 glaziers (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.
82% skill match · $51,330 · −10% pay
78% skill match · $47,550 · −17% pay
Troubleshooting · Equipment Maintenance · Instructing
78% skill match · $63,870 · +12% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Equipment Selection · Operations Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (82% skill match, median $51,330), Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters (78% skill match, median $47,550) and Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (78% skill match, median $63,870), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 7 pay more than glaziers at the median. The biggest increases: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (+67%, $95,320), Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (+12%, $63,870) and Riggers (+10%, $62,640).
24 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.