Replace vehicle glass.

Replace vehicle glass. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 3 occupations and seen in 10 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Repair vehicle components. in Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 10 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Prime all scratches on pinchwelds with primer and allow to dry. · Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Remove all dirt, foreign matter, and loose glass from damaged areas, apply primer along windshield or window edges, and allow primer to dry. · Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Allow all glass parts installed with urethane ample time to cure, taking temperature and humidity into account. · Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Apply a bead of urethane around the perimeter of each pinchweld and dress the remaining urethane on the pinchwelds so that it is of uniform level and thickness. · Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Install replacement glass in vehicles. · Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Remove broken or damaged glass windshields or window glass from motor vehicles, using hand tools to remove screws from frames holding glass. · Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Install, repair, or replace safety glass and related materials, such as back glass heating elements, on vehicles or equipment. · Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Replace damaged glass on vehicles. · Automotive Body and Related Repairers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Install rubber channeling strips around edges of glass or frames to weatherproof windows or to prevent rattling. · Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Repair window sash frames, attach weather stripping and channels to frames, and replace window glass, using hand tools. · Rail Car Repairers · importance 3.1 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
• Automotive Body and Related Repairers
• Rail Car Repairers

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-replace-vehicle-glass,
  title  = {Replace vehicle glass.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/replace-vehicle-glass}
}