Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers - 51-9195.04

O*NET-SOC Description

Shape molten glass according to patterns.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Artificial-Glass-Eye Maker
  • Glass Bender
  • Glass Blower
  • Glass Blower, Laboratory Apparatus
  • Glass-Blowing-Lathe Operator
  • Molder
  • Scientific Glass Blower
  • Ware Finisher

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

51-9111.00 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
51-9121.00 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9122.00 Painters, Transportation Equipment
51-9123.00 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
51-9131.00 Photographic Process Workers
51-9132.00 Photographic Processing Machine Operators
51-9141.00 Semiconductor Processors
51-9191.00 Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders
51-9192.00 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9193.00 Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9194.00 Etchers and Engravers
51-9195.00 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
51-9195.03 Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
51-9195.04 Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
51-9195.05 Potters, Manufacturing
51-9195.07 Molding and Casting Workers
51-9196.00 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9197.00 Tire Builders
51-9198.00 Helpers--Production Workers
51-9199.99 Production Workers, All Other

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • 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.
  • Cut lengths of tubing to specified sizes, using files or cutting wheels.
  • Design and create glass objects, using blowpipes and artisans' hand tools and equipment.
  • Determine types and quantities of glass required to fabricate products.
  • Develop sketches of glass products into blueprint specifications, applying knowledge of glass technology and glass blowing.
  • Dip ends of blowpipes into molten glass to collect gobs on pipe heads, or cut gobs from molten glass, using shears.
  • Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens, and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
  • Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, and rulers.
  • Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, and/or polish glass or glass products.
  • Operate electric kilns that heat glass sheets and molds to the shape and curve of metal jigs.
  • Place electrodes in tube ends and heat them with glass burners to fuse them into place.
  • Place glass into dies or molds of presses, and control presses to form products such as glassware components or optical blanks.
  • Place rubber hoses on ends of tubing, and charge tubing with gas.
  • Record manufacturing information such as quantities, sizes, and types of goods produced.
  • Repair broken scrolls by replacing them with new sections of tubing.
  • Set up and adjust machine press stroke lengths and pressures, and regulate oven temperatures according to glass types to be processed.
  • Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.
  • Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.
  • Strike necks of finished articles to separate articles from blowpipes.
  • Superimpose bent tubing on asbestos patterns to ensure accuracy.

Detailed Work Activities

  • adjust production equipment/machinery setup
  • determine specifications
  • examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
  • fabricate craft or art objects
  • fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
  • make independent judgment in assembly procedures
  • measure, weigh, or count products or materials
  • operate glass or stone working equipment/machinery
  • read technical drawings
  • use acetylene welding/cutting torch
  • use hand or power tools
  • use precision measuring tools or equipment