Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
SOC 49-3022 · 2024-2034
Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $49,059per year
- Projected openings
- 1,680
- Projected change
- +4.2%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Installation
- Equipment Selection
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $48,278 | 280 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | Not reported | 170 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $36,607
- A quarter earn under
- $42,643
- Half earn under
- $49,059
- Three quarters earn under
- $60,308
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $73,409
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaziers | $65,775 | 6,520 | +3.9% |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $68,750 | 13,490 | +3.2% |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | $66,817 | 66,070 | +4.1% |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $54,158 | 11,790 | +2.5% |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | $122,932 | 1,220 | +7.1% |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $38,750 | 69,180 | +4.8% |
Programs that train for this job — 7
Collision & Refinishing Technology
Kern High School District-Rop · Bakersfield · $1,800
Auto Body Repair Technician
Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSD · Los Angeles · $5,280
Auto Body Metal (Certificate of Achievement)
Allan Hancock College · Santa Maria · $1,144
Auto Body Refinishing (Certificate of Achievement)
Allan Hancock College · Santa Maria · $1,098
Auto Body Technology (Associates in Science)
Allan Hancock College · Santa Maria · $3,506
Automotive Collision Repair Technology, Master Collision Repair
College of Marin · Greenbrae · $2,800
Basic Auto Collision Repair & Refinishing
San Bernardino Valley College · San Bernardino · $3,510