Stained Glass Artist & Restorer

Also called: Glazier (Art Glass)

Repairs and creates stained-glass windows for churches and historic buildings.

A day in the life

Restorers remove century-old windows, clean and re-lead each piece, paint and fire replacement glass, and reinstall them.

Pay over a career

Starting
$32k
Typical
$45k
High
$68k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Apprenticeship at stained-glass studios.

Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Glass Art, Fine Arts.

Outlook

Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Removing, re-leading and painting historic windows by hand is preservation craft; AI isn't a factor.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Art, Chemistry, Shop class, History.

Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2121.

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