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Employment Percentage
-12.93734744
SOC ID
49-9094
SOC Title
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
ONET ID
49-9094.00
ONET Concat ID
49909400
Median Salary
36775.71
Ed Level High School
65
Ed Level Certificate
30
Ed Level Some College
5
Ed Level Associates
0
Ed Level Bachelors
0
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a high school diploma or less
Career Description
Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.
Core Tasks
  • Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.
  • Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.
  • Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.
  • Open safe locks by drilling.
  • Install door hardware, such as locks and closers.
  • Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.
  • Set up and maintain master key systems.
  • Keep records of company locks and keys.
  • Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.
  • Repair and adjust safes, vault doors, and vault components, using hand tools, lathes, drill presses, and welding and acetylene cutting apparatus.
  • Install safes, vault doors, and deposit boxes according to blueprints, using equipment such as power drills, taps, dies, truck cranes, and dollies.
Start Annual Earnings
21463.98
Top Annual Earnings
98399.24
EMSI Career Title Slug
locksmith-and-safe-repairer