Glazier & Aluminium Fabricator
Skilled Trades
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
You can enter this career straight after SPM. A degree is optional, not required.
Picture the job
Where you'd usually workA construction site
- Outdoors most days, in all weather
- On your feet for most of the day
- Rarely dealing with the public
- A noisy workplace
An illustration of a typical workplace, not a photo. The work-style notes come from US O*NET data, so read them as a guide.
In Malaysia
In Malaysia this trade is usually called 'kerja aluminium dan kaca': small workshops fabricate and install aluminium windows, sliding doors, shower screens and shopfronts, and bigger contractors install curtain walls on high-rises. Many workers go on to open their own workshop. Anyone working on a construction site must be registered with CIDB, and CIDB certifies Glazier and Aluminium Framework Fabricator as skilled trades.
- How people get into it here
- Learn on the job at an aluminium and glass workshop after SPM, or join CIDB's youth skills training (ages 17–35, sponsored). Take the CIDB safety induction (SICW) to register as construction personnel, then get CIDB skills certification (SKKP) or an SKM in the trade.
Sources:cims.cidb.gov.mycidb.gov.my
Pay in Malaysia
We don't have a sourced Malaysian salary range for this job yet, and we'd rather show nothing than a number we can't stand behind.
Where to check:
- JobStreet and Hiredly job ads for this title
- DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey
- SSPA scheme tables, if you're aiming for a government post
How far is this from you?
Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.
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Entry straight after SPM
Typical entry
SPM + sijil / short TVET course
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Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)
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Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)
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Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route
How to get here
Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.
Compare routes against your results and interestsCheck what you may qualify for
Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.
Quick answers
How do you become a Glazier & Aluminium Fabricator in Malaysia?
Learn on the job at an aluminium and glass workshop after SPM, or join CIDB's youth skills training (ages 17–35, sponsored). Take the CIDB safety induction (SICW) to register as construction personnel, then get CIDB skills certification (SKKP) or an SKM in the trade. Registration with CIDB: construction personnel registration (Akta 520 s.33) plus skilled-trade accreditation (SKKP, s.33A) is required to practise.
Can I become a Glazier & Aluminium Fabricator straight after SPM?
Yes. This career can be started with a certificate, diploma or TVET training straight after SPM, without a degree.
What should I study to become a Glazier & Aluminium Fabricator?
Related fields of study: Architecture & Built Environment and Mechanical Engineering. SPM subjects that help most: Civil Engineering Studies, Engineering Drawing, Design & Technology (RBT) and Mechanical Engineering Studies.
How much does a Glazier & Aluminium Fabricator earn in Malaysia?
We don't yet have a Malaysian source we can cite for Glazier & Aluminium Fabricator pay, so we show no figure.
What you'd do all day
The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.
Also known as
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Subjects that matter here
The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.
What you'd need to know
The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.
- Building and Construction86%
Civil Engineering StudiesEngineering DrawingDesign & Technology (RBT)
- Mechanical70%
Mechanical Engineering StudiesPhysicsDesign & Technology (RBT)
- Mathematics69%
Additional MathematicsMathematics
- Administration and Management69%
BusinessEconomics
- Design68%
Visual Art (PSV)Technical Comm. GraphicsEngineering Drawing
- Customer and Personal Service67%
Tools you'd use
Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.
What the work feels like
Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.
- Face-to-face discussionsEvery day
- Contact with other peopleConstant contact
- Dealing with customers or the publicNot at all
- Leading or coordinating othersVery high
- Handling conflict situationsOften
- Indoors, air-conditionedRarely
- Outdoors, in all weatherEvery day
- Noisy environmentOften
AI and demand for this job
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Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)
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What beginner adverts asked for
We read 28 internship and fresh-graduate adverts in related fields (August 2026). A small sample from one job site, not every vacancy.
19 of 28 were internships
Allowance or pay, when stated
RM800 – RM1,700
17 of 28 adverts printed an amount: usually between RM800 and RM1,700 a month. Many print none.
Professional bodies named
Built-environment board, CIDB, BEM
Languages named
Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin
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About this information
This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.
O*NET occupation: Glaziers
Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org