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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops. | Read and interpret blueprints or specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, or thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, or staging or scaffolding materials required. | |||
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Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels. | ||||
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Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing. | ||||
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Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered to determine work procedures. | ||||
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Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints. | ||||
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Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws. | ||||
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Cut, fit, install, repair, or replace glass or glass substitutes, such as plastic or aluminum, in building interiors or exteriors or in furniture or other products. | ||||
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Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass. | ||||
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Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls. | ||||
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Score glass with cutters' wheels, breaking off excess glass by hand or with notched tools. | ||||
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Cut, assemble, fit, or attach metal-framed glass enclosures for showers, bathtubs, display cases, skylights, solariums, or other structures. | ||||
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Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools. | ||||
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Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools. | ||||
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Cut and attach mounting strips, metal or wood moldings, rubber gaskets, or metal clips to surfaces in preparation for mirror installation. | ||||
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Assemble, erect, or dismantle scaffolds, rigging, or hoisting equipment. | ||||
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Load and arrange glass or mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass. | ||||
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Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines. | ||||
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Grind or polish glass, smoothing edges when necessary. | ||||
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Prepare glass for cutting by resting it on rack edges or against cutting tables and brushing thin layer of oil along cutting lines or dipping cutting tools in oil. | ||||
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Pack spaces between moldings and glass with glazing compounds and trim excess material with glazing knives. | ||||
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Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass. | ||||
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Confer with customers to determine project requirements or to provide cost estimates. | ||||
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Select the type or color of glass or mirror according to specifications. | ||||
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Move furniture to clear work sites and cover floors or furnishings with drop cloths. | ||||
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Assemble and cement sections of stained glass together. | ||||
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Measure, cut, fit, and press anti-glare adhesive film to glass or spray glass with tinting solution to prevent light glare. | ||||
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Create patterns on glass by etching, sandblasting, or painting designs. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
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The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
American Glazing Software AGS WindowPricer | Project management software | |||
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Bid Master software | Project management software | |||
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Constructive Computing QuickEST Windows | Project management software | |||
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D-CALC FACADE 4000 | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Work order software | Facilities management software | |||
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Adjustable widemouth pliers | Adjustable widemouth pliers | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Allen wrenches | Hex keys | |||
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Automatic cutting tables | Glass cutters | |||
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Automatic diamond wheel edgers | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Automatic vertical edging machines | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Aviation snips | Metal cutters | |||
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Bastard files | Files | |||
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Bench grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Bosun chairs | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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Builders' levels | Levels | |||
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Center punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Cold chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Combination squares | Squares | |||
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Cordless drills | Power drills | |||
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Countersinks | Countersinks | |||
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Cutoff saws | Power saws | |||
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Dead-blow hammers | Hammers | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Drum sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Duck-billed locking pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Edge scrapers | Razor knives | |||
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Electric drills | Power drills | |||
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Files | Files | |||
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Finger pull machines | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Flat screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Forklifts | Forklifts | |||
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Glass bevelers | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Glass clamps | Hand clamps | |||
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Glass cutters | Glass cutters | |||
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Glass dollies | Dollies | |||
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Glass drilling machines | Drilling machines | |||
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Glass edgers | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Glass gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Glass holders | Hold down clamps | |||
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Glass lifters | Lifts | |||
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Glass pliers | Flat nose pliers | |||
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Glass routers | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Glass saws | Power saws | |||
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Glass tongs | Tongs | |||
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Grinding tools | Power grinders | |||
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Hacksaws | Saws | |||
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Half moon files | Files | |||
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Hammers | Hammers | |||
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Hand seamers | Sheet metal pliers | |||
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Hand sprayers | Hand sprayers | |||
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Hard hats | Hard hats | |||
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Hoists | Hoists | |||
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Jig saws | Power saws | |||
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L-squares | Squares | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Laser levels | Levels | |||
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Leg protectors | Leg protectors | |||
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Levels | Levels | |||
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Lifelines | Lifelines or lifeline equipment | |||
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Lifting hooks | Lifting hooks | |||
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Locking pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Mallets | Mallets | |||
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Measuring tapes | Tape measures | |||
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Metal cutting shears | Metal cutters | |||
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Milling machines | Milling machines | |||
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Nibblers | Nibblers | |||
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Notched glass-breaking tools | Glass cutters | |||
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Nut drivers | Nut drivers | |||
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Open end wrenches | Open end wrenches | |||
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Overhead cranes | Track cranes | |||
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Phillips head screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Platform lifts | Platform lift | |||
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Plumb bobs | Plumb bobs | |||
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Point drivers | Point drivers or accessories for picture frames | |||
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Polishing machines | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Portable air routers | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Portable belt sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Power hammers | Demolition hammers | |||
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Power miter saws | Sawing machines | |||
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Power saws | Power saws | |||
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Power screwguns | Power screwguns | |||
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Propane torches | Blow torches | |||
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Protective aprons | Protective aprons | |||
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Protective sleeves | Protective shirts | |||
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Pry bars | Pry bars | |||
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Putty knives | Putty knives | |||
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Radial arm saws | Power saws | |||
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Ratchet sets | Ratchets | |||
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Reciprocating saws | Power saws | |||
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Respirators | Respirators | |||
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Riveting tools | Rivet tools | |||
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Robertson screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Round files | Files | |||
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Rubber mallets | Mallets | |||
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Rulers | Rulers | |||
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Saber saws | Power saws | |||
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Safety gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Safety lanyards | Fall protection lanyard | |||
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Sandblasters | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Saws | Saws | |||
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Scaffolding | Scaffolding | |||
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Scoring tools | Scribers | |||
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Screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Scribers | Scribers | |||
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Self-propelled elevated work platforms | Platform lift | |||
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Shackles | Lifts | |||
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Shin protectors | Leg protectors | |||
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Side cutters | Glass cutters | |||
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Sliding bevels | Bevels | |||
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Slings | Slings | |||
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Soldering equipment | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Spatulas | Spatulas | |||
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Spirit levels | Levels | |||
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Spot-welding equipment | Welding tools | |||
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Spreader beams | Below the hook device | |||
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Squares | Squares | |||
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Story pole tape measures | Tape measures | |||
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Straightedges | Straight edges | |||
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Swing stages | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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Table saws | Power saws | |||
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Telescoping measuring rods | Tape measures | |||
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Torque wrenches | Torque wrenches | |||
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Triangles | Triangles | |||
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Upright belt sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vacuum cups | Suction cups | |||
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Water blasting equipment | Pressure or steam cleaners | |||
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Wheel cutters | Glass cutters | |||
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Wood chisels | Wood chisels | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Art Glass Setter | |||
Glass Fitter | |||
Glass Glazier | |||
Glass Inserter | |||
Glass Installer | |||
Glass Mechanic | |||
Glass Setter | |||
Glazer | |||
Glazier | |||
Glazier Apprentice | |||
Installer | |||
Lead Applier | |||
Leaded Glass Installer | |||
Mirror Installer | |||
Plate Glass Installer | |||
Stained Glass Glazier | |||
Stained Glass Installer | |||
Stained Glass Joiner | |||
Window Assembler | |||
Window Glass Installer | |||
Window Glazier | |||
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