Also called: Glass Engineer
Invents new kinds of glass, like the scratch-resistant screens on phones and bendable glass.
At companies like Corning, you melt new glass recipes, test how they crack, and help develop glass for phones, fiber optics, and vaccine vials.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Master's or PhD in materials science, chemistry, or physics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Physics.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Growth is for chemists and materials scientists overall.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI predicts glass properties from recipes; melting, cracking and testing new glass stay lab work.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Physics, Art glass or ceramics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2032.
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