Glass cutter vs sheeter

The differences between glass cutters and sheeters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sheeter has an average salary of $33,906, which is higher than the $33,772 average annual salary of a glass cutter.

The top three skills for a glass cutter include tape measure, CNC and window frames. The most important skills for a sheeter are customer specifications, , and .

Glass cutter vs sheeter overview

	Glass Cutter	Sheeter
Yearly salary	$33,772	$33,906
Hourly rate	$16.24	$16.30
Growth rate	6%	7%
Number of jobs	5,443	169
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Glass cutter vs sheeter salary

Glass cutters and sheeters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Glass Cutter	Sheeter
Average salary	$33,772	$33,906
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $26,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between glass cutter and sheeter education

There are a few differences between a glass cutter and a sheeter in terms of educational background:

	Glass Cutter	Sheeter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Glass cutter vs sheeter demographics

Here are the differences between glass cutters' and sheeters' demographics:

	Glass Cutter	Sheeter
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 77.4% Female, 22.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 6.6% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between glass cutter and sheeter duties and responsibilities

Glass cutter example responsibilities.

Operate machine to cut, thread and ream pipes.
Cut glass using a large CNC control glass cutting system and by hand whenever necessary.
Responsibilitiesverify correct size glass being run for order.
Gather materials need using pallet jack, or other equipment.
Ship labels in the beginning but later someone are hired for the job, use pallet jacks and tow moter.
Make sure the PPE is on correctly and fits perfectly.

Sheeter example responsibilities.

Leverage strengths in persuasive communications and high quality production and laboratory skills.
Perform all duties associate with stick and MIG welding.
Load and unload trucks using RF/LMS system and placing products on proper pallets and transport to various locations throughout the warehouse.
Cut aluminum from blueprints for various size railing.

Glass cutter vs sheeter skills

Common glass cutter skills

Tape Measure, 36%
CNC, 16%
Window Frames, 14%
Assembly Line, 11%
RAN, 6%
Mathematics, 3%

Common sheeter skills

Customer Specifications, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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