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LOCKSMITHS AND SAFE REPAIRERS
 
Occupation Description:
 
  Repair and open locks; make keys; change locks and safe combinations; and install and repair safes.
 
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Typical Tasks:
 
 
  • Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.
  • Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks in order to change combinations.
  • Repair and adjust safes, vault doors, and vault components, using hand tools, lathes, drill presses, and welding and acetylene cutting apparatus.
  • Cut new or duplicate keys, using keycutting machines.
  • Install safes, vault doors, and deposit boxes according to blueprints, using equipment such as powered drills, taps, dies, truck cranes, and dollies.
  • Open safe locks by drilling.
  • Move picklocks in cylinders in order to open door locks without keys.
 
Skills:
 
 
  • Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications..
  • Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools..
  • Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job..
  • Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it..
  • Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems..
  • Technology Design - Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs..
  • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience..
 
Knowledge:
 
 
  • Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance..
  • Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services..
  • Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology..
  • 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..
  • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming..
  • 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..
  • Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes..
 
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Education & Training:
 
  Moderate-term on-the-job training (1 to 12 months)
 
Wage Information:
 
 
Region Average Annual Average Hourly Entry Level (hourly) Mid-Range  (hourly)
Statewide Units $46,271.00 $22.25 $14.15 $15.53 - $28.05
Bridgeport/Stamford $43,482.00 $20.91 $13.31 $13.44 - $28.24
Hartford $51,960.00 $24.99 $21.05 $22.58 - $28.04
New Haven $47,113.00 $22.65 $15.36 $17.15 - $27.87
Springfield, MA $49,019.00 $23.57 $19.50 $20.33 - $28.24
Worcester, MA $57,202.00 $27.50 $24.87 $24.92 - $29.69
      
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