As of June 2026, Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers has an AI-exposure score of 45/100 (Moderate exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

45/100
Moderate exposure
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More exposed than 22% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$46,170. About 5,500 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

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How you compare to similar Production roles

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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
Augmentable
  • Cut lengths of tubing to specified sizes, using files or cutting wheels.
  • Repair broken scrolls by replacing them with new sections of tubing.
  • Develop sketches of glass products into blueprint specifications, applying knowledge of glass technology and glass blowing.
  • Set up and adjust machine press stroke lengths and pressures and regulate oven temperatures, according to glass types to be processed.
  • Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, or polish glass or glass products.
  • Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in molds or on boards to obtain final shapes.
  • Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.
  • Superimpose bent tubing on asbestos patterns to ensure accuracy.
  • Place rubber hoses on ends of tubing and charge tubing with gas.
  • Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.
  • Determine types and quantities of glass required to fabricate products.
  • Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
  • Place glass into dies or molds of presses and control presses to form products, such as glassware components or optical blanks.
Durable
  • Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.
  • Design and create glass objects, using blowpipes and artisans' hand tools and equipment.

Safer adjacent roles

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Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers 45
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Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
80% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$46,170
47
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
72% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$44,350
47
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
64% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$45,760
55
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
56% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$46,570
53
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
48% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$47,920
47
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$48,750
50
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
40% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$43,380
41
Tool and Die Makers
40% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$64,050
46

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