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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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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
Core Skills
Shaping glass or materials, 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, Weighing finished products
Hands-On Work
Mounting materials or workpieces
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Heated glass with flames or ovens
Checked products for size and weight
Wrote down information about products
Put glass into molds to shape it
Sprayed molds with oil to prevent sticking
Blew glass into shapes with air
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Place glass into dies or molds of presses and control presses to form products, such as glassware components or optical blanks.
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Put glass into molds to shape it
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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
The work itself
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.
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. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.