Can AI Replace Glaziers in 2026?

Lower exposure. AI could handle about 13% of today's glaziers tasks by 2036, and there is a 6% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI mostly assists people in this role.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

Headcount (2025 = 100)

101

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

7% 2030 · 6% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

~1 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines".Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Create patterns on glass by etching, sandblasting, or painting designs".Get visibly better at your human core: "Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing".Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.

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Based on 27 O*NET tasks for "Glaziers" (SOC 47-2121.00). LLM alone: 0% of tasks; with AI tools: 17%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10