By Kalebb Muehling

Glass blowing

Education/Training

• I need to be educated in the tools and the art of glass blowing

• I will need 2-3 years of training before I can work with glass for money

• I would have to spend 1-12 months with the factory I have chosen before I will be given a permanent spot with the factory

Job skills, talents, and experiences necessary

• I will need lots of practice as a glass blower • I would Need to make20-40 glass pieces and

put them into my portfolio.• I will need to be able to stand the heat of the

furnace.• I will need patience

Earning

• I will make $25,000-55,000 per year as a glass blower

• Plus money for my art work I would sell

Benefits/Health Care/Vacation

• If I work full time I would usually get benefits. I would have sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance. If I was self-employed I must provide my own insurance.

Employment Outlook

• The employer would have to judge me in the first 12 months of working for the factory I have chosen to work for.

• If I were to get hurt working for this factory to many times before the 12 month period is over I might not have the job with them

Advancement Opportunities

• There is no ranking I this type of job• If I work hard I might get more expensive glass

to work with like Pyrex witch can be dropped on to concert and not break

Typical Day

• A typical day would be me waking up at 5-6 in the morning

• Get there start heating up the furnace and putting glass in to one of them for it to melt and become molten glass

• And start shaping the glass to look like the picture I have drawn of it then start adding dye to it to give it the color I want it to have

Aptitude

• I need good hand eye coordination • I cant be in a hurry • I have to be use to the heat • And need to work well with other incase I get

put with a partner

credits

• Glass Blowing Jobs - Creating Glass Art, Schools and Training

• Job skills, talents, and experiences necessary for glass blowing - Google Search

• Benefits/Health Care/Vacation of a glass blower - Google Search

• Glass Blower: Job Information for Students Considering a Career in Glass Blowing