Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.

What They Do

Locksmiths and safe repairers work with mechanical and electronic security systems to help people access their property and protect valuables. They spend their days cutting keys, installing new locks on doors and windows, and rekeying existing locks when homeowners move or businesses change staff. When someone gets locked out of their car, home, or office, these professionals respond to emergency calls and use specialized tools to gain entry without damaging the property. They also work with safes, opening locked units when combinations are forgotten and repairing mechanisms that have jammed or broken.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Sonoran Desert Institute, AZ
$58,977
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(associates)Sonoran Desert Institute, AZ
$49,349
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(associates)Colorado School of Trades, CO
$39,981
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, PA
$33,835
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)College of the Albemarle, NC
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Colorado Mountain College, CO
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Erie Community College, NY
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Fayetteville Technical Community College, NC
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Flathead Valley Community College, MT
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Gem City College, IL
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Lassen Community College, CA
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Lenoir Community College, NC
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)M T Training Center, TX
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Macomb Community College, MI
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Minnesota State College Southeast, MN
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, MS
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Montgomery Community College, NC
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Murray State College, OK
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Musicians Institute, CA
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)North Seattle College, WA
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Northcentral Technical College, WI
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Palomar College, CA
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Paris Junior College, TX
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Piedmont Community College, NC
$28,137
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies(certificate)Piedmont Technical College, SC
$28,137

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