Glazier and Glassworker
Glaziers and glassworkers install, cut, and fit glass for windows, doors, curtain walls, and facades in commercial and residential buildings.
Glaziers and Glassworkers
Glaziers and glassworkers, also called architectural glass and metal technicians, install glass from sleek office towers to medical facilities and universities. Glass is a key element in today’s architecture, and at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, our Glazing Apprenticeship Program helps you become a skilled glazier, where you’ll be ready for complex projects in the industry.
As a glazier, you will learn to choose, handle, cut, install, and replace different types of glass and metal. With IUPAT’s training, you will gain practical, hands-on experience.
You will work with glass in both commercial and residential settings. You’ll learn how to install storefronts, curtain walls, atriums, skylights, partitions, security glazing, and more. On the residential side, you will learn how to install energy-efficient windows, glass showers, mirrors, glass table tops, and custom display cases.
The work of a glazier requires precision, safety, and a strong understanding of engineering and design principles. Whether you are putting up large glass walls that change the skyline or making custom interior features, your work will have a lasting effect.
Glazier and Glassworker Apprenticeship
An IUPAT Glazier and Glassworker Apprenticeship offers on-the-job training and classroom instruction.
Hybrid Learning Approach
Hybrid Learning Apprenticeship: Classroom and on-the-job learning. Minimum 144 hours of classroom and mandated on-the-job hours per year.
Classroom Learning
Curriculum: Union introduction, finishing trades, health & safety, leadership, and professional development. Minimum 144 hours of classroom instruction.
On-the-Job Learning
Apprentice Curriculum: Union introduction, finishing trades, safety, leadership/professional development.
Assessment: hands-on/written tests, job performance.
Web-based Learning
Access all training material instantly through the secure web-based Learning Management System (LMS). Administer, document, track, and report on training programs, events, e-learning, and content.
Timeline
A typical apprenticeship lasts three years or more.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and Benefits
Great Pay
Advance your career with training and immediate pay/benefits. Earn While You Learn. Start building your desired life without school debt.
The average pay for an IUPAT glazier and glassworker is 12 percent above the national average.
Great Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Pension
- Training & Skill Development
- Retirement Saving Opportunities
Training for a Lifetime
IUPAT members have access to continuous training to stay current in their craft. Stay ahead of the curve, advance throughout your career, and remain in high demand.
TestimonialsTestimonials
I got into IUPAT and it’s the best choice I’ve made in my life. I go to bed feeling good about myself, knowing that I’ve got a career now and that our union helped build the man I am today.
I went from having nothing, literally nothing, to being able, through our union’s apprenticeship program, to make a life for myself and then show others that there’s a way out and you don’t have to settle.
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