Cut flat safety glass according to specified patterns or perform precision pattern making and glass cutting to custom fit replacement windows.

“Cut flat safety glass according to specified patterns or perform precision pattern making and glass cutting to custom fit replacement windows.” is a supplemental task performed by Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers. Among the occupation's 18 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#17 most important). About 63% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Cut materials. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Prime all scratches on pinchwelds with primer and allow to dry. · importance 4.9
• Remove all dirt, foreign matter, and loose glass from damaged areas, apply primer along windshield or window edges, and allow primer to dry. · importance 4.8
• Allow all glass parts installed with urethane ample time to cure, taking temperature and humidity into account. · importance 4.8
• 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. · importance 4.8
• Select appropriate tools, safety equipment, and parts, according to job requirements. · importance 4.7
• Install replacement glass in vehicles. · importance 4.6
• Obtain windshields or windows for specific automobile makes and models from stock and examine them for defects prior to installation. · importance 4.5
• Check for and remove moisture or contamination in damaged areas and keep areas dry until repairs are complete. · importance 4.3
• Replace all moldings, clips, windshield wipers, or other parts that were removed prior to glass replacement or repair. · importance 4.3
• Remove broken or damaged glass windshields or window glass from motor vehicles, using hand tools to remove screws from frames holding glass. · importance 4.3
• Remove moldings, clips, windshield wipers, screws, bolts, and inside A-pillar moldings and lower headliners in preparation for installation or repair work. · importance 4.3
• Install, repair, or replace safety glass and related materials, such as back glass heating elements, on vehicles or equipment. · importance 4.1
• Cool or warm glass in the event of temperature extremes. · importance 3.9
• Replace or adjust motorized or manual window-raising mechanisms. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers page.

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-task-8332,
  title  = {Cut flat safety glass according to specified patterns or perform precision pattern making and glass cutting to custom fit replacement windows.},
  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/tasks/task-8332}
}