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Also called blower, bottle blower, glass blower and glass blower technician.
$46,170
Median pay a year
33,190
People do this work
6
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Shaping glass or materials
Weighing finished products
Measuring product dimensions
Selecting production materials
Creating diagrams for workpieces
Designing jewelry and decorative objects
Placing materials into molds
Applying parting agents
Drawing guide lines
Mounting materials or workpieces
Adjusting oven temperature controls
Cutting industrial materials
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Glass Blower, Molder, Bender, and Finisher
Summary
Glass blower shaping molten glass into unique pieces using patterns, tools, and machines for finishing. Responsibilities include heating glass, inspecting sizes, recording information, and forming items in molds
Experience
Glass Blower, Molder, Bender, and Finisher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Heated glass using gas flames or ovens to make it soft and easy to shape
Inspected and measured products with tools like rulers and calipers to check sizes
Recorded information about the glass made, including quantities and types
Placed glass into molds and controlled presses to form items like glassware
Blowed tubing into shapes using air or breath to keep glass from collapsing
Operated machines to grind, drill, and polish glass products for finishing
Designed glass objects using blowpipes and hand tools to create unique pieces
Skills
Hands-On Work
Shaping glass or materials, Placing materials into molds, Applying parting agents, Drawing guide lines, Mounting materials or workpieces
Checking & Planning
Weighing finished products, Measuring product dimensions, Selecting production materials, Creating diagrams for workpieces, Designing jewelry and decorative objects
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Heated glass with flames or ovensChecked products for size and weightWrote down information about productsPut glass into molds to shape itSprayed molds with oil to prevent stickingBlew glass into shapes with air
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What a Glass Blower, Molder, Bender, and Finisher does
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Shape molten glass according to patterns.
What it pays
How much does a Glass Blower, Molder, Bender, and Finisher make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$39,280
Median
$46,170
75th percentile
$53,000
About 33,190 people do this work in the United States.
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Glass Blower, Molder, Bender, and Finisher
Already yours: Cutting industrial materials, Reading work orders or instructions, Selecting production equipment
4 of the 38 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$46,170 a year
What you have not done yet. Measuring materials, Measuring substances, Measuring product dimensions
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Already yours: Selecting production equipment, Creating diagrams for workpieces
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$68,120 a year
What you have not done yet. Programming equipment, Determining equipment settings, Entering specifications into equipment
This page is about the occupation Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.