Also called: Stained Glass Craftsperson
Designs, builds, and restores stained glass windows for churches, homes, and businesses.
They draw full-size patterns, cut colored glass, paint and kiln-fire details, and join pieces with lead. Restoring a 100-year-old church window can take months. Studios are small and often family-run.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 2 years after high school. Apprenticeship at a stained glass studio.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Fine Arts, Glass Art.
Growing slowly. Steady restoration demand.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may help draft designs; cutting, leading and restoring real glass windows stays handcraft.
Classes: Art and design, Art 3-D Design, History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1012.
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