Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Tasks Include:
- Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.
- Keep records of company locks and keys.
- Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.
- Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.
- Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Open safe locks by drilling.
- Remove interior and exterior finishes on safes and vaults, and spray on new finishes.
- Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.
- Set up and maintain master key systems.
- Install door hardware, such as locks and closers.
- Install alarm and electronic access systems.
- Unlock cars and other vehicles.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -1.6%
National: -14.8%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$47,400.00
State
$47,470.00
Regional
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 65%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 30%
- Some College Courses = 5%
Related Work Experience
- None = 28.57%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 28.57%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 19.05%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.52%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.76%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 4.76%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 4.76%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 23.81%
- Up to and including 1 month = 19.05%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 14.29%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 14.29%
- None = 9.52%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.52%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.76%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.76%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 23.81%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 23.81%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 19.05%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 19.05%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 9.52%
- Over 10 years = 4.76%
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Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.
- Keep records of company locks and keys.
- Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.
- Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.
- Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Open safe locks by drilling.
- Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.
- Set up and maintain master key systems.
- Install door hardware, such as locks and closers.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Remove interior and exterior finishes on safes and vaults, and spray on new finishes.
- Install alarm and electronic access systems.
- Unlock cars and other vehicles.
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Special Requirements
For More Information, Contact:
The Associated Locksmiths Of America, Inc.
3003 Live Oak Street
Dallas, TX 75204
Phone: 214.827.1701
Fax: 214.827.1810
http://www.aloa.org/
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Additional Resources
Associated Locksmiths of America, Inc.
3003 Live Oak Street
Dallas, TX 75204
Tel: (214) 827-1701 Fax: (214) 827-1810
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
79.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
76.25 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
71.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
63.00 | Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
57.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
54.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
53.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
51.25 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
62.50 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
56.25 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
53.00 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
72.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
65.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
62.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
62.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
56.25 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
56.25 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
53.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
85.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
82.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
77.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
75.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
75.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
75.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
73.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
72.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
72.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
71.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
69.00 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
68.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
66.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
65.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
65.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
65.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
63.75 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
63.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
62.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
62.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
62.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
60.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
60.75 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
59.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
57.25 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
57.25 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
56.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
56.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
55.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
53.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
52.50 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
52.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
50.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
98.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
96.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
94.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
88.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
85.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
83.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
81.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
79.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
79.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
76.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
75.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
71.50 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
71.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
57.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
53.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
99.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
99.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
96.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
94.20 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
92.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
89.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
89.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
86.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
85.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
85.80 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
83.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
82.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
80.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
79.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
76.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
76.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
76.20 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
76.20 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
75.20 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
75.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
74.20 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
72.40 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
71.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
70.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
69.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
69.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
68.60 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
67.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
67.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
67.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
66.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
65.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
64.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
59.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
58.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
57.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
56.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
55.20 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
52.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
52.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
50.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
50.40 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $30,710.00 | $47,400.00 | $60,110.00 |
Virginia | $29,720.00 | $47,470.00 | $60,330.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $39,772.07 | $58,466.81 | $68,834.47 |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $30,222.09 | $46,863.82 | $51,639.33 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $34,033.79 | $49,166.59 | $57,081.21 |
Hampton Roads | $32,646.11 | $46,850.35 | $54,158.70 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $41,593.97 | $62,041.19 | $70,831.52 |
Piedmont Workforce | $33,845.17 | $50,101.38 | $57,432.53 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $29,222.01 | $39,973.12 | $49,357.28 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 20,300 | 17,300 | -14.8% |
Virginia | 678 | 667 | -1.6% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Precision Equipment, General
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Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Titles
- Certified Master Locksmith (CML)
- Certified Master Safe Technician (CMST)
- Certified Master Safecracker (CMS)
- Certified Registered Locksmith (CRL)
- Forensic Locksmith
- Key Maker
- Keysmith
- Lock Expert
- Lock Fitter
- Lock Setter
- Lock Technician
- Lockmaker
- Locksmith
- Locksmith Apprentice
- Road Service Locksmith
- Safe and Vault Installer
- Safe and Vault Mechanic
- Safe and Vault Service Mechanic
- Safe Expert
- Safe Technician
- Service Technician
- Time Lock Expert
- Vault Installer
- Vault Service Mechanic
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Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Related Schools
- Charles Stuart School of Diamond Setting
- North Bennet Street School
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