Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
Not assessable
No SOC code of its own. Any figure shown belongs to a broader parent occupation and is not a count of this trade
| Federal occupation code | None. No federal series reaches this trade. |
| National employment | 33,190 |
| States reporting | 46 |
| Ten-year projection | +5.8% |
| Registered apprenticeship sponsors | None located |
| Visibility in federal data | uncounted |
Evidence
What is being said about this trade
| Statement | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|
| But there are relatively few people who work in the scientific glassblowing industry -- about 500 today. | Dennis Briening, Scientific Glass Technology instructional chair, Salem Community College (quoted in Inside Higher Ed) | 2016 |
| It's a small industry. We're all members of the American Scientific Glassblower Society, and there's only about a few hundred of us. | Kiva Ford, scientific glass technologist, University of Notre Dame (quoted in Inside Higher Ed) | 2016 |
| the only college in the country that offers a degree program in scientific glassblowing | Inside Higher Ed, describing Salem Community College | 2016 |
| In the 1980s, about 1,500 people attended the national meetings of the American Scientific Glassblowers Society...Now, you are lucky if you have 500 | David Surdam, VP of Chemglass and vice chair, Delaware Section of ASGS (quoted in Chemical & Engineering News) | 2006 |
| Many highly skilled glassblowers are now reaching retirement age | Don Hodgkins, instructional chair, Salem Community College (quoted in Chemical & Engineering News) | 2006 |
| It was noted that in 1958 the Blenko glass works was the only one in the United States that produced hand blown church window glass. | Wikipedia, citing Charleston Daily Mail, 29 March 1958 - a 1958 claim, not a current one | 1958 |
Quoted as published. Inclusion is not endorsement of the claim; where a source hedges, the hedge is kept.
This assessment is computed by a published rule from published federal sources. It is a statement believed to be true and offered to be refuted.