Jobs and Career Progression

Glass Sector Jobs and Typical Career Progression Route Table A

Jobs and Career Progression in the Glass Industry

Glass Sector Jobs and Typical Career Progression Route Table B

Jobs and Career Progression in the Glass Industry

These tables are designed to provide you with a good understanding of the wide variety of jobs and career development options available within the Glass Sector. A breakdown of the skills, experience and qualifications needed for them is provided in the I Choose® Glass Career Pathway, but this is not a complete list of Glass Sector jobs.

Glass can be used for a very wide range of purposes and new uses are being constantly developed. A few examples of jobs not covered in detail here are:

Trainee Glass Blower Cold End Worker Glass Engraver / Decorator / Stained Glass Maker / Leaded Light Maker Glass Maker / Lamp Maker / Glass Processor Autoclave Operator Batch Plant Operator Manufacturing / Machine Operator Engineering Apprentice Engineer - Glass Manufacture Glass Fibre Maker, Moulder Optical Engineering Technician Senior Glass Blower Scientific Glass Blower Craft Glass Worker Senior Glassmaker / Window and Door Fabricator / Laminator / Toughener Autoclave Controller Furnace / Batch Plant / Machine Controller Self Employed Craft Glass maker Line Leader / Supervisor Quality Assurance Manager Health & Safety Advisor Lead Design Engineer Optical Software Sales Engineer Operations or Production Manager Engineering Manager Operations or Production Director