diff --git a/.changelog/36458.txt b/.changelog/36458.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f0dfc59b5497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/36458.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_glue_job: Adjust `number_of_workers` minimum value to `1`
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/glue/job.go b/internal/service/glue/job.go
index 068f692f38ac..139ba63a898e 100644
--- a/internal/service/glue/job.go
+++ b/internal/service/glue/job.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func ResourceJob() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:          schema.TypeInt,
 				Optional:      true,
 				ConflictsWith: []string{"max_capacity"},
-				ValidateFunc:  validation.IntAtLeast(2),
+				ValidateFunc:  validation.IntAtLeast(1),
 			},
 			"role_arn": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/internal/service/glue/job_test.go b/internal/service/glue/job_test.go
index 84b17e7a55b7..0059ce5276a8 100644
--- a/internal/service/glue/job_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/glue/job_test.go
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ func testAccJobConfig_versionNumberOfWorkers(rName, glueVersion string) string {
 resource "aws_glue_job" "test" {
   glue_version      = %[1]q
   name              = %[2]q
-  number_of_workers = 2
+  number_of_workers = 1
   role_arn          = aws_iam_role.test.arn
   worker_type       = "Standard"
 
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ func testAccJobConfig_tags1(rName, tagKey1, tagValue1 string) string {
 	return acctest.ConfigCompose(testAccJobConfig_base(rName), fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_glue_job" "test" {
   name              = %[1]q
-  number_of_workers = 2
+  number_of_workers = 1
   role_arn          = aws_iam_role.test.arn
   worker_type       = "Standard"
 
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ func testAccJobConfig_tags2(rName, tagKey1, tagValue1, tagKey2, tagValue2 string
 	return acctest.ConfigCompose(testAccJobConfig_base(rName), fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_glue_job" "test" {
   name              = %[1]q
-  number_of_workers = 2
+  number_of_workers = 1
   role_arn          = aws_iam_role.test.arn
   worker_type       = "Standard"