How to become a Glass Maker, Cutter, Grinder or Finisher
Official title: Glass Makers, Cutters, Grinders and Finishers
Glass makers, cutters, grinders and finishers blow, mould, press and roll molten glass, cut, grind and polish glass and glass products, and shape molten glass to designs.
Main tasks
- Grind and polish glass items or components using belt sanders or polishing wheels to correct defects or prepare surfaces for finishing, and grind and polish mirror edges
- Position or draw designs on glass, measure dimensions and mark cutting lines, and cut glass along marked outlines or designs using glass cutting tools
- Set up, operate and adjust computerised or automated glass cutting equipment
- Trace full-size designs onto paper patterns with a stylus and transfer them to each coloured glass piece
- Shape heated molten glass by blowing and bending
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$611,000 a year
- Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a Glass Maker, Cutter, Grinder or Finisher earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$611,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Glass Maker, Cutter, Grinder or Finisher a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Glass Maker, Cutter, Grinder or Finisher?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026