Florida·Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations·SOC 49-3022

Best Automotive Glass Installer programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment

Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor.

18 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 170 people a year. The job pays a median of $48,800 in Florida across about 2,030 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledGlass TechnicianGlass Installer TechnicianAutomotive Glass Installer (Auto Glass Installer)Automotive Glass Technician (Auto Glass Technician)TinterGlass FitterGlass SetterWindow Tinter
Graduates / yr
170
in Florida
Median pay · Florida
$48,800
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
2,030
people employed
Schools
18
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
57%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Florida that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 47.0603In Florida
170
100.0%
18$37,089$11,790

Top 18 schools in Florida

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 18 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Manatee Technical College
Bradenton, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
23Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$31,29064%
2Lake Technical College
Eustis, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
19Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$29,91247%
3Hillsborough College
Tampa, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
15Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$36,89434%
4Orange Technical College - South Campus
Orlando, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
14Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$38,45435%
5Pinellas Technical College - St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
11Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$25,96860%
6Traviss Technical College
Lakeland, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
11Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$35,21090%
7William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
11Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$29,28366%
8Fort Myers Technical College
Fort Myers, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
9Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$38,90081%
9Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Naples, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
9Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$34,37199%
10Sheridan Technical College
Hollywood, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
8Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$31,68469%
11South Florida State College
Avon Park, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
8Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician48%
12Tom P. Haney Technical College
Panama City, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
8Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$30,08861%
13Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College
Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
7Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$31,51313%
14Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
6Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$31,48543%
15Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
4Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician37%
16George Stone Technical College
Pensacola, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
4Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$38,53636%
17Atlantic Technical College
Coconut Creek, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
2Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician$34,26965%
18Riveroak Technical College
Live Oak, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
1Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician75%

All 18 schools in Florida

Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Florida that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Manatee Technical CollegeBradentonPublic231
Lake Technical CollegeEustisPublic191
Hillsborough CollegeTampaPublic151
Orange Technical College - South CampusOrlandoPublic141
Pinellas Technical College - St. PetersburgSaint PetersburgPublic111
Traviss Technical CollegeLakelandPublic111
William T McFatter Technical CollegeDaviePublic111
Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort MyersPublic91
Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeNaplesPublic91
Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywoodPublic81
South Florida State CollegeAvon ParkPublic81
Tom P. Haney Technical CollegePanama CityPublic81
Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiamiPublic71
Daytona State CollegeDaytona BeachPublic61
Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonvillePublic41

What automotive glass installers and repairers earn in Florida

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Florida
$48,800
Mean annual
$52,200
Jobs in state
2,030
What the range looks like
10th pct$34,550Median$48,80090th pct$73,420
Versus the national median
+2.5%

U.S. median $47,630. Florida pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.57×

Concentrated here: Florida employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Florida

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$49,660median
60 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$49,070median
320 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$52,230median
Ocala, FL
$53,040median
40 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$49,910median
530 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$47,520median
90 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.6%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
1,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
700
20,400 → 21,100
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus moderate-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers page.

How to become a Automotive Glass Installer

Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.

Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.

Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Florida

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 47.0603Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing automotive glass installers and repairers programs in Florida.

What degree do you need to become an Automotive Glass Installer?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician, which awarded 170 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Automotive Glass Installer?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 170 people a year in Florida.

How much do automotive glass installers and repairers earn in Florida?+

The median is $48,800 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 2.5% above the U.S. median of $47,630. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for automotive glass installers and repairers growing?+

BLS projects a +3.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 1,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+

18 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do automotive glass installers and repairers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Glass Technician, Glass Installer Technician, Automotive Glass Installer (Auto Glass Installer), Automotive Glass Technician (Auto Glass Technician) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-3022.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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