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Corning Inc (GLW)
Glass and fiber maker, split by segment revenue. Read October 1, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending 2025-12-31, filed 2026-02-12. Ranked 24 of the 24 Technology companies read so far, by the share within reach now: the sector.
The filing states approximately 67,200 employees with 68% in production and nothing by segment, so the patterns follow segment revenue, glass, optical fiber and automotive (c).
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.
What follows from the reading
Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 16% now, 25% at the end of 2027, 28% at the end of 2028, 30% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 30% desk work, 13% people work and 57% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 68% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 25% becomes checking a model's work and 5% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.
Headcount
67,200 employees as of 2025-12-31 (stated). The filing states 44 countries and gives no count by country; North America is 44% of revenue.
The filing: “Each of our approximately 67,200 full- and part-time employees in 44 countries make an important contribution, whether in one of our manufacturing or processing facilities, research labs, sales offices or other facilities.”
The workforce as industry patterns
| Pattern | Share | Reason, from the filing |
|---|---|---|
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 45% | By revenue (c): Display Technologies at 19%, Specialty Materials at 14% and Life Sciences at 6% of revenue, glass and ceramics made in its plants, with 68% of all employees stated in production and maintenance roles and no count by segment. |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | 40% | By revenue (c): Optical Communications at 40% of revenue, the optical fiber, cable and connectivity products the filing describes, with no stated count. |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 15% | By revenue (c): Automotive Products at 11% of revenue, emissions substrates and automotive glass, weighted up for plant staffing, with no stated count. |
What the filing says about the workforce: Approximately 67,200 full- and part-time employees in 44 countries, up from 56,300; about 68% in production and maintenance roles; more than 66% represented by a union, works council or other group; salaried retention 96.9% in 2025; a total recordable incident rate of 0.26.
Companies read with the same leading pattern
Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- CRH plc (CRH, 83,032 employees)14% now, 22% by 2028
What the filing says about AI
9 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in 9 sentences: AI driving demand for fiber and connectivity products inside and between data centers, and new fibers, cables and connectors invented for generative AI enterprise demand.
- “Corning's industry-leading products include damage-resistant cover materials for mobile devices; precision glass for advanced displays; optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions for advanced communications networks, such as fiber to the home and data centers, enabling artificial intelligence and connections around the world; trusted products to accelerate drug discovery and delivery; and...”
- “Additionally, the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence ("AI") is driving strong demand for fiber and connectivity products inside and between data centers.”
- “We invented new fibers, cables and connectors to capture the generative AI enterprise demand.”
- “Corning may also experience significant interruptions of its manufacturing operations, delays in its ability to deliver products or services, increased costs or customer order cancellations as a result of: The failure or inability to accurately forecast demand and obtain sufficient quantities of materials, equipment and services on a cost-effective basis; Volatility in the availability and cost...”
- “The rapid development and increasing adoption of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, may further complicate our ability to anticipate and implement effective protective measures against cyber events.”
Headcount by filing year
As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.
| Period | Employees | Filed | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 67,200 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K |
| 2024-12-31 | 56,300 | 2025-02-13 | 10-K |
| 2023-12-31 | 49,800 | 2024-02-12 | 10-K |
| 2022-12-31 | 57,500 | 2023-02-13 | 10-K |
| 2021-12-31 | 61,200 | 2022-02-14 | 10-K |
| 2020-12-31 | 50,110 | 2021-02-12 | 10-K |
| 2019-12-31 | 49,500 | 2020-02-18 | 10-K |
| 2018-12-31 | 51,500 | 2019-02-12 | 10-K |
| 2017-12-31 | 46,200 | 2018-02-15 | 10-K |
| 2016-12-31 | 40,700 | 2017-02-06 | 10-K |
| 2015-12-31 | 35,700 | 2016-02-12 | 10-K |
| 2014-12-31 | 34,600 | 2015-02-13 | 10-K |
| 2013-12-31 | 30,400 | 2014-02-10 | 10-K |
| 2012-12-31 | 28,700 | 2013-02-13 | 10-K |
| 2011-12-31 | 28,800 | 2012-02-13 | 10-K |
| 2010-12-31 | 26,200 | 2011-02-10 | 10-K |
| 2009-12-31 | 23,500 | 2010-02-10 | 10-K |
| 2008-12-31 | 27,000 | 2009-02-24 | 10-K |
| 2007-12-31 | 24,800 | 2008-02-15 | 10-K |
| 2006-12-31 | 24,500 | 2007-02-27 | 10-K |
| 2005-12-31 | 26,000 | 2006-02-24 | 10-K |
| 2004-12-31 | 24,700 | 2005-02-22 | 10-K |
| 2003-12-31 | 20,600 | 2004-03-01 | 10-K |
| 2002-12-31 | 23,200 | 2003-02-20 | 10-K |
| 2001-12-31 | 31,700 | 2002-03-04 | 10-K |
| 2000-12-31 | 40,300 | 2001-03-12 | 10-K405 |
| 1999-12-31 | 17,000 | 2000-03-07 | 10-K405 |
| 1998-12-31 | 15,400 | 1999-02-24 | 10-K |
| 1997-12-31 | 20,500 | 1998-03-10 | 10-K |
| 1996-12-31 | 20,000 | 1997-03-12 | 10-K |
| 1995-12-31 | 41,000 | 1996-03-07 | 10-K |
| 1995-01-01 | 43,000 | 1995-03-20 | 10-K |
| 1994-01-02 | 39,200 | 1994-03-18 | 10-K |
Limits of this reading
- The filing counts production roles but no segment; the pattern shares rest on segment revenue and description (c).
- The U.S. share is not stated.
Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0000024741-26-000124, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
Questions about this company
- How much of Corning Inc's working time is within reach of AI?
- An estimated 16% now and 28% by the end of 2028, on METR's long-run pace at four in five, from the workforce Corning Inc's own annual report describes and BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. It is an estimate with a stated method. It is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings, and it says nothing about what the company will do.
- How many people does Corning Inc employ?
- 67,200 as of December 31, 2025, as its annual report for the period ending December 31, 2025 states.
- What kinds of work make up Corning Inc's workforce?
- Read from its annual report as a blend of 3 industry staffing patterns, the largest Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; by those patterns the work is about 30% desk work, 13% people work and 57% body work. Each share has a one-sentence reason on this page that can be checked against the filing.
- What does Corning Inc's annual report say about AI?
- 9 sentences in the filing name AI. They are counted and quoted on this page, never judged: a count says how much a filing talks about AI, not what the company does with it.
- How is this estimated?
- Claude Fable 5.1 read the annual report under the Index's written rubric (version 1) on October 1, 2026: the stated headcount, the share in the U.S. when stated, and the workforce as a blend of industry staffing patterns. The estimates are the site's industry estimates weighted by those shares, from O*NET tasks with estimated lengths and METR's measurements of how long a task AI models can finish. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
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