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

O*NET-SOC Description

Shape molten glass according to patterns.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Gaffer
Glass Bender
Glass Blower
Glass Lathe Operator

Glass Tube Bender
Glassblower
Neon Glass Bender
Neon Tube Bender

SOC Occupation Groups

51-0000	Production Occupations
51-9000	Other Production Occupations
51-9190	Miscellaneous Production Workers
51-9195.00	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
51-9195.04	Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Related Occupations

51-4072.00	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4111.00	Tool and Die Makers
51-4122.00	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-4191.00	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-7042.00	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
51-9032.00	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9041.00	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9195.00	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
51-9195.03	Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
53-7063.00	Machine Feeders and Offbearers Bright Outlook

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.
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, or rulers.
Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, or polish glass or glass products.
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, or 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.
Superimpose bent tubing on asbestos patterns to ensure accuracy.

Detailed Work Activities

Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
Design jewelry or decorative objects.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
Maintain production or processing equipment.
Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
Operate grinding equipment.
Place materials into molds.
Record operational or production data.
Repair production equipment or tools.
Replace worn equipment components.
Select production input materials.
Shape glass or similar materials.
Weigh finished products.