Skilled Trades
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.
Median salary (BLS)
$51,320
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$36k – $79k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Plan a path to Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Entry / Junior
$35,530
~2 yrs to advance
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Established
$51,320
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Senior
$65,360
Key skills
A typical day
- •Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.
- •Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.
- •Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.
- •Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.
- •Open safe locks by drilling.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.