Locksmiths & Safe Repairers

Certified Master Locksmith (CML), Lock Technician, Locksmith, Safe Technician

What they do:
Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.
On the job, you would:
  • Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.
  • Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.
  • Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology

  • mechanical

Business

  • customer service
  • sales and marketing

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security
  • law and government

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Skills

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Hand and Finger Use

  • put together small parts with your fingers
  • keep your arm or hand steady

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • order or arrange things
  • use rules to solve problems

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Self Control
  • Persistence

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Data base user interface and query software

  • dESCO ESC
  • WH Software InstaCode

Education

Education: (rated 2 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed

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Job Outlook

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